Countless people would have ignored a tiny, injured butterfly.

But this high schooler saw it, cared for it, and carried it to safety.

That single moment became a beautiful reminder that compassion has no size limit.

Read on for the full story!

A butterfly was thrown onto me in the bus and now I’m responsible for its life

I’m a high school student.

I was taking the bus home when, halfway into it, a butterfly got caught in the wind and was thrown into the bus.

Suddenly, this high schooler had a tiny life in her hands.

It landed on my arm. I looked down and realized it was there, so I picked it up and cupped it in my hand.

It was only on its back and didn’t respond at all.

While chaos surrounded her, she stayed surprisingly calm.

Everyone on the bus was freaking out, and they also said it was dead. I held onto it because I didn’t feel like it was.

I noticed his foot was bent and he couldn’t use it.

What do you know, 5 minutes later it started to move, very slowly.

Everyone freaked out again.

She didn’t know what to do next, but she had a feeling she should see this through.

I sat there for 10–15 minutes with it on my hand.

It even tried to fly once, but it mostly just flopped around on my hand.

People were saying to let it out the window, but I didn’t want it to get hurt again.

I kept it in my hand for the entire time. I carried it to my house.

Once there, she tried all kinds of ways to keep the butterfly alive.

I have butterfly plants in my backyard, so I set it on one of those. It fell off of the plant later on because the wind was too strong.

I put my hand near it, and it ran towards my hand with no hesitation and started to climb up my arm. I had to push it off onto a plant.

However, it kept falling off, and it was about to rain, so my mom said to take it inside.

But she wasn’t giving up yet.

I placed a piece of watermelon near it. Now it’s chilling near this piece of watermelon.

His leg has curled up to his body, so he’s walking on 3 legs.

I don’t think that’s a good sign. He is moving freely now though.

I’m not really sure if I’m doing the right thing to help its survival.

Help is appreciated.

Sometimes the smallest lives can remind us of the biggest lessons in kindness.

What did Reddit think?

This user wonders how much the butterfly understood about what was happening.

This high schooler’s actions said a great deal about them as a person.

This situation was much more significant than it initially appears.

Even something as small as an insect deserves our kindness.

This heartwarming story was a reminder that empathy is still alive and well!

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