How does helping someone be too much?

HELPING OTHERS WHAT YOU DID WAS RIGHT jcj_111776 MANY PEOPLE DTODAY DO NOT HAVE A HEART THEY ARE LIKE THE TINE FROM THE WIZARD THEY ARE VERY SELFISH I AM NOT THOUGH PEOPLE THINK I AM VERY STRANGE FOR GIVING A HOMELESS MY HARD EARN MONEY OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY EXIST BUT THEY AR EPOEPLE TOO AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY GOT THERE YOU SHOULD STILL BE KIND AND HELP TOHERE BECAUSE I LOOK AT THIS WAY IF I WAS IN THERE SHOES I WOULD WANT SOMEONE TO HELP ME THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS TOO IF I SAW THAT BOY ON THE STREET I WOULD BUY HIM MEAL BUT I WOULD ALSO PUT HIM IN A MOTEL OR SOMETHING SO HE WOULD HAV EPLACE TO SLEEP AND WERE HE COULD GET A BATH AND I WOULD CHECK ON HIM THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF HE WAS OK BUT PEOPLE NOW ADAYS ARE VERY HEARTLESS AND ONLY THINKA BOUT THEMSELVES BUT PEOPLE NEED TO BE TOHERS CENTERED AND NOT SELF CENTERED I AM CHRISITNA A BELIEVER IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST I DONT KNOW IF YOU ARE BUT JESUS WAS MY EXAMPLE AND HE WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO HELP EPOPLE AND I FGEEL THAT IS MY RESPONSIBLITY TO DO SO MY PART TOO TO HELP OTHERS!!!!!

this might sound harsh but even tho he looked and acted HUngery he may have been with a group off somewheres else and they make more money than you do and dont pay taxes. I have seent his worked this way at rest areas Me and hubby fell for it with a women and a little boy saying they needed gas to get on so we gave them oney well we spent the night there so later when we went back to the bathroom another person asked us again and this other person kept making a noise so he didnt ask again and we seen him gather up the money from all of the ones begging and took off on a motorcycle and later the same motoorcycle came back with a different person and the other ones left and more came to work the rest area. Its hard to know who is running a scam now or really hungry and need help bad.

Hi, I think there never will too mcuh to help someone, especially a hungry little boy. I will do the same as you, buy the little boy a burger. Of course it will not solve his entire problem, but at least for now it will relieve him from starving. Also, it will be very sad to see a starving kid when we are eating with so many food on our table. He certainly will be grateful that someone has helped to solve his immediate and urgent problem, ie his hunger.

Helping others is a good example of generosity but it is too much when this people abuse us as if we are a feeder or an institution that provide everything for them. The happiness that we feel is different. There are pople who don't mind others, who don't appreciate their present life and situation by sharing what they have to the less fotunate. They just think of what is good for them, selfish but we can't blame them if this is their stand. They are blind and heartless.

I feel there are a lot of people who think this way today. I realize that money is tight for the majority of people, but lending a helping hand in whatever way you can makes me feel better about the world. Where I used to work, we would adopt 20 Christmas families, and each department would buy food and presents for the holidays. We also had a mitten tree where visitors could leave hats, scarfs and gloves for children in need. I donate clothes, food and coats to an organization where I live to help those who are less fortunate than I am. I would love to be able to help more, but I can't always. But, I would feel the same as you, if I saw someone who was hungry, child or not, I would buy them something to eat, even if I had to go hungry for that meal. I am sorry that this happened to you, I know that sometimes my husband is this way, too. He feels that there are more people out there just trying to take advantage of you.

good for you girl! i always always leave people money..its called tithing i think ..its just part of my ten percent that i get back 100 x always too the more i give out the more i get back...keep record of it for six months like i did and show him...never mind dont men like that dont change. just do what you feel is best and "those who mind dont matter those who matter dont mind"

No it isn't too much to do something for someone like that. I am the type of person who thinks that if you do something good for someone else, you will ultimately be rewarded. Whether it be in this life or the next, you WILL be rewarded. Have you ever seen that comercial where they show the people looking at other people doing good things, and it just keeps going. I think that is a good analagy of the subject. So no you were not wrong to want to buy him a burger, but maybe not being so harsh on your husband next time, kill them with kindness. And as far as mentioning your own son, that would have got me because no one wants to think about their own child going through that type of situation.

A similar thing happened to me in the outback of Australia in Alice Springs. An aboriginal woman asked for my help. She was filthy, smelt terrible and looked like she had been abused physically over many year. I refused to help even though every fibre of my being cried out to help her. the reason I didn't help was because I was with my husband who would have been very angry with me if I had. I realise your victim was a child and mine an adult but I think that we need to stop and help those by the wayside. One day it may be one of us and then how will we feel? No one knows what lies ahead in life and I do believe in Karma so let's bring back a little kindness to society.

You have a good heart to be able to feel that way to someone you dont know. Not too many people will think about what you thought for the poor boy. Likewise, not everyone of us will think the same way as you are. Like in my case, I seldom give foods or something to the street children or to any beggars in particular. Not that I dont pity them but because I dont want them to go on like that forever. I also belong to a poor family. I remember when I was a kid, our family have nothing but one another. Even our daily meal, my mom and dad would do whatever decent job just to get through with it and we help them sometimes if we dont have classes. But never they allow us to beg. Life for us before was so hard but my family never give up until such time that all of us graduated in college. Now, I can say that our life really changes. We are now able to eat what we want or buy things that we like. I guess that is one of the reasons why I seldom give something to street children or to any beggars. I dont want them to be stock on what they are doing and stop dreaming. For me, I would rather help the institutions that will help them to grow and be better person in the future because I, myself is a product of an institution that help the poor children to finish school and I'm proud of it. This way, they will never be stock on their current situation and might be able to help others too in the future. I believe that if you really want to help, don't give them fish but teach them how to fish.

iam sameer and iam 18 years old in my point of view you have to help the boy because he is small and have no money to eat ,he was hungry and no body respond him instead you and your husband is not kind hearted towards the boy because he feel guilty in helping the boy while giving the tip he shows his power and feel glad i think that you are truly kind hearted towards the boy and i also agree with you