Helping someone or performing a good action is very very subtle. It doesn't just mean doing what everyone is doing. It also means doing what no one else is doing.

Einem Menschen zu helfen oder Gutes zu tun, verlangt sehr viel Feingefühl. Es bedeutet nicht, nur das zu tun, was alle anderen tun, sondern auch das, was keiner tut.

Swami Chidvilasananda