how often do you help other people?

It actually depends by time. I did not notice how often I am helping others. What I know that most of friends they are always borrowing money from me and I never demand from them to repay me unless I really need it very badly. But for others I like strangers old man helping crossing street I dont know how many times I did that or giving my sit to the old woman I did not notice how many times I did that.

I always help people whenever I see someone in need. Often times, non financial help means more to both the giver and receiver. In fact, there are many people who resent the idea of someone just handing over money without really caring about them. Helping a stranger is often more gratifying than helping someone you know, because some people do not know how to accept help, primarily money, from people they know because they are do not want to be 'indebted' to that person. Also, I have found that helping others is the one of the best ways to get your mind off your own problems. I recently gave our old van away to someone in need, a stranger that I met in the emergency room one night when I had to take my dad to the hospital. She looked so sad sitting there that I approached her, and we began talking. Through the course of conversation, i learned that she was in desperate need of a car. Not promising anything, I took her name and number down, and just told her we might be getting rid of our old van and that I might be able to help her out.To make a long story short, we gave her and her son our old van for free. There were no major mechanical issues with it, but it had been trashed on the inside from taking abuse from our 4 children. We cleaned it up as best we could, and I called her 3 months later to tell her she could have the van.She was so stunned she could hardly speak, and I can't describe the joy I felt when they came to pick it up. Although it wasn't a $30,000 new vehicle, to them it was worth a million dollars, and that was worth more to me than the minimal amount of money we would have gotten from selling it.

OH Idk whatever the mood strikes me. Recently a friend was staying with me until she could save enough money to get an apartment.

I have been trying to help my mother a lot lately. Mostly financially since my step dad won't take care of her or my sisters. She doesn't know that I've been giving her money. If she knew I was the one giving her money she wouldn't take it. So I've been sneaking it to her by giving it to my sister to give to her. I agree that people do abuse if people lend them money all the time. That would be my step dad. He asks for money from people all the time. Since he is unemployed and won't look for a job. He makes a bit of money from unemployment but doesn't pay his bills or anything. He just goes out fishing and takes care of his boat with it. If he actually needs to pay for something he asks' his church or his friends for it. I too like to cheer other people up but I too stay to myself most of the time.

Hello hotsummer, I don't help that much around anymore, besides giving something to the beggars. well, before i use to give coins when ever i see one. but every night i see beggars sleeping in the commercial space near our house. poor them, so what would i do is that if i see and noticed a left over food which i know, no one's gonna eat because they're gonna cook a new one, i would just get the old viand and rice and give it to that beggar in they're sleep. so, it would make it look like god's been giving them food. not me.

hi hotsummer! i think you have been helping too much,my friend! that was really great attitude! keep it up! well,if i can help in my little ways i would love to.i know most people need help,even without asking for it,someone should give them offer on helping each other out. sometimes i do help financially,but most of times i would like to help physically.as long as i know i can help,i would gladly help. i know sometimes i also need help but sadly,i can't have someone to ask for help,or it's just people around me don't like to help.i just felt sad for this situations. during my work times,i am always helping my co-workers in any way i can at my very best.but how come when i am in need of help,no one dares to help me or no one wants to give their helping hand to me? i just felt sad really.sometimes i don't want to be kind cause people are unfair to me. but what can i do,i'm just me and i want to feel someone to help also.

Hi Hotsummer, I think that if you are the type ofperson who likes tohelp people you will do automatically daily and not even realiseyou are doing it, a smile and a hello at an old lady walking down the road can makeher day, it is the little things that count. Iam not in a position where I can help with money but will offer practical help if needed. I refuse to help people in difficult situations though if they are not prepared to help themselves. I will not waste my energy on them but will prayer for them to seek the help they need. Huggles. Ellie :D

I don't think I help other people a lot. I think that if I can help my family then I have the right to help others. I am not able to fulfil my family's demand thus i don't think that I am ready to help those guys. But God be assured that I will do that in future, that is my promiss(Although, I am pretty bad in keeping promisses)!

I help many people everyday. I espicially help others with math. Math is really easy for me but English isnt. So other helps me alot in english. Overall, I am smart so I dont really need much help but i try to help as much as i can

Long time no see your discussion, Hotsummer. As for me, i feel helping people or even an animal is a kind of humanly job which can makes me feel happy whenever i saw them happy. I don't really hoping to get any reward in return, whenever i help people. i feel that those who help people and hoping to get some sort of reward from the person that he had helped is not a good act. I had been helping my parents for years, taking of my younger siblings whenever i can, before i moved to another town. Even now and then, i still help them whenever i can, whenever they call me up, requesting for somethings. I felt happy that i can give help to people who in need.

I would help out people when the I see it fit. Like a pregnant lady in a full bus, I would offer my seat to her (eventhough that time she did not even mutter a word of gratitude). The most recent one was when I was shopping for groceries, I was walking down the snack isle as sugar helps me study, I saw this two little girls, not older than 6 or 7 trying to get the Pringles on the top shelf. They were the cutest two little girls I have ever seen! Anyway, they were trying to get the Pringles on the top shelf and of course they couldn't reach it. One girl was trying to carry the other to reach it. I smiled to myself and reached for the pringles on the top and got them what they wanted. They smiled and said thanks in unison. That warmed my heart for the day and cheered me up. At that moment, I felt happy and I realized that helping others also means that you are helping yourself. Also, a tip on your introvert personality, I was an introvert myself and still am a little bit. I just pretend to have self confidence, when you put it into that context, it doesn't sound so hard. After a while pretending, it will come naturally to you.

sometimes I do for senior citizens in our city bus whenever I found anyone of them is not getting seat to sit I polietly leave my seat for them. I love kids and i can not see any child weeping to make them laugh i do everything how much i can do either they are from streets or somewhere else from.....

I do help people if I see someone is in need and if and ONLY if I really can help as in what that person needs is within my reach. It is good to be use to others. It helps me build my confidence as well as then I feel more responsible and of course 'wanted' ! Generally it is believed that only the elderly people need help but I've come across many people my age itself who come up with many problems varying from transacting money from an ATM to drawing a human figure =) Nobody's perfect, we all require someone or the other almost all the time...

Well I help people most of the time if they need advice or some money.

There’s no time limit for me…I just help whenever and however I can. Just a few minutes ago, I was helping a colleague to download a complicated powerpoint file…I not only downloaded it for him, I arranged the slides and took the prints too…so I really don’t know when and how I can help people…if people require help and I am there and have that knowledge, I’ll definitely go and help. But I avoid giving money…more than anything else, it’s a big problem getting that money back.

Since i got my first job until now i am not tired helping my family and relatives. BUt sometimes i am thinking of saving the money instead of givng the away which give me a nausea because i thought they need me. Perhaps i just have a big heart to share what i have even sometimes to the extend of my last penny in my bank.

As for me I help everyone as long as I can, I don't set a limit. Actually I buy situations where I see someone being helpless, I will defend him/her as long as she/he is in the right side. I am a good defender especially to my family and friends, and in terms of generosity I am kind enough to give, I am not lifting up my own bench as it may sound, this is just who I am.

Helping others do not have to be in cash or kind as far as I'm concerned. A big "thank you", a smile, a little pat that says "Well done!" may just lift someone up. If I know such small kindness and gestures have brighten up someone's life I would be glad to know that I've helped someone. Helping doesn't have to make one the less richer. Instead it makes one a lot richer. And Helping has never been a lot easier.