Perhaps the most benevolent Monsters yet recorded, the Yessim is born with an innate urge to help everyone and everything around it.
Their forever-open hearts instantly run to the aid of all who need it, and even those they suspect need it, and the Yessim will throw itself into assisting with complete abandon. Every task they take on is met with unwavering zeal, until, inevitably, they hear another voice beckoning them away with another opportunity to serve.
Their devotion is so profound that each promise for helps causes a 'helper frond' to blossom from their posterior, which the Yessim uses to multitask and divide its efforts amongst all who need aid.
A Yessim in full bloom is a spectacle to behold and a mesmerising sight as they make the world a better place by helping others with grace and speed. However, their inability to limit themselves to several tasks can lead to issues should the Yessim stretch itself too far.
Each time they overextend their reach, they run the risk of entangling themselves in fronds, hindering their ability to assist further as tasks and commitments pile up around them. Even in this state, the Yessim continues to lend assistance until completely overwhelmed.
Ironically, unless they receive help themselves, these gentle souls risk complete immobilisation, unable to provide the very aid they so desperately wish to give.
The lesson from observing these enchanting beings parallels the human experience; many of us share a similar inclination to help, yet lack the magical ability to sprout fronds to lighten our load. We need to recognise our own limitations and exercise discipline, ensuring we complete one task before rushing headlong into another.
When overwhelmed or stretched too thin, our capacity to support others diminishes, transforming our once-helpful intentions into burdens. Even a creature designed solely for benevolence can feel the weight of every obligation, losing sight of its transformative purpose.
Sometimes, the kindest gift we can offer to those we wish to assist—and to ourselves—is the strength to say no until we can genuinely create the space to help effectively. In that mindful pause, we find the true essence of assistance.