“whether he was lying or not says something about HIS character, but hearing someone in need and choosing not to help when I have the means to says something about mine”
I do my best to remember these words anytime I see someone asking for help. So what if it’s a scam? So what if they’re ‘just going to spend it on booze’? So what if they have a Mercedes parked in the driveway of their 6 bedroom golf-course mansion?
If you have the means to help, do it because it’s the right thing to do.
Not because it earns you points with some deity or cosmic balance beam.
Because it’s the right thing to do.
Because if it were you, genuinely in their position, treat them the way you hope someone would treat you.
BUT ALSO — And this is important to remember — DON’T FEEL GUILTY IF YOU CAN’T.
Help if you can. If it doesn’t put you in the same position the person you are helping is in. Help out only as much as you are ABLE to, in whatever capacity you are able to.
If you don’t have money, try a gofundme. If you aren’t physically capable, call around to some of your friends who are. If you aren’t emotionally capable, don’t further the problem by guilting yourself for being unable to bear any further burden, and so on.
If you can’t help this time, help next time.
And if someone asks you how they can repay you, tell them: Pay it forward. When you can. How you can. What you can, and no more.
Love shouldn’t be about sacrifice - It should be about sharing what you have.
And good deeds aren’t good if they’re done with the expectation of receiving anything in return. Even a thank you. Nobody owes you anything for paying for their groceries or painting a room they couldn’t, or for taking you up on an offer for a ride to work, etc.
Go forth and - Do Good Recklessly. <3
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