Nothing in life is free?

I may be revisiting this issue a bit, and it's probably because I will never really understand it. 

I come from a family that will literally take the shirt off their backs to help someone else and not want anything in return. Genuinely. I think a lot of people have trouble understanding that, let alone accepting it. 

Guys (you know who you are), I'm sorry to put you on the spot lol its a coincidence that I write about this today. 

A fairly new friend needed a ride to the airport today and I wasn't asked directly but I didn't think twice to offer a ride. It actually baffles me that not more people were there to help. Isn't friendship all about reliability and having someone beside family to count on in times of need? I would hate to have to take a cab or a shuttle to the airport in a city where I live and am surrounded by so called friends.

I know it's hard for most people to grasp, but I didn't step up so I can gain anything. It's probably plain out strange to people that someone you barely know takes you just because you needed to be taken and not for any other reason. I give you full permission to discuss the strangeness, but rest assured, there's nothing behind it aside from enjoying driving. 

I don't know. Some day I'll try to understand people's underlying motives for doing things and hopefully some day, others will understand that there are no motives for me. I just do what I can in hopes that when I need a friend, one will be there.