Saturday, September 8, 2007

To Help or Not to Help--That is The Question

It is within the nature of the human being to help themselves--most of us believe we can do it ourselves and we place little value on help that requires change. This philosophy has never worked well for us.

An author friend of mine has spent many years selflessly helping others. For the last three or four years that I have known her, she has been frustrated by the results of her help.

A revelation has just come to her and she has written an article about it. She loves nature and the outdoors and it has afforded her an opportunity to evaluate the true nature of helping.

She and I do not see eye to eye on helping others. She gives selflessly to anyone who would listen. This has left her in poverty and often times without food. She View the rest of this article


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