The italicized pronoun <em>himself </em>is used as a <u>reflexive pronoun</u>, that is its type. <span>A </span>reflexive pronoun<span> is normally used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject: I hurt myself, for example. </span>
First person
It takes a bit of reading into the passage to see what point of view it is, because there is little indication in the first paragraph. The first indication that it is written in first person is the use of "us" at the end of that first paragraph. Then, in the subsequent paragraphs the reader sees that the author uses "I" several times, indicating first person perspective.
The them is anyone can make a difference in life once you help someone you will get help in return its also another thing called kindness.