Do you think that we should really help people?
By JosephP
@JosephP (1116)
Jamaica
October 12, 2011 8:53pm CST
There is a saying "You offer help to a hungry dog, the hungry dog turns and bites you". What this is saying is that when someone is in need they will do anything to satisfy that need, just like the dog you feel sorry for is willing to bite you to satisfy it's hunger. Do you think we should help people or should we leave them to find a way out of their situation alone? (survival of the fittest)
22 responses
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
13 Oct 11
Well id on't really know. Coz I have helped people and just like the dog did, they bit me couple of times. But anyway I help people when I am capable and feel bad when I am not able to help. I don't know, but some people just don't know how to appreciate. I sometimes wish i wouldn't be like this.
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@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
7 Nov 11
Hey thanks for understanding It does make me feel better helping them but I get kinda sad when I get kicked in the butt
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@cgracie97 (172)
• Philippines
6 Nov 11
Your probably right about some people not being able to appreciate your help. But at least you helped them. It is not your problem anymore... its their loss that they havent appreciated the help they got... they do not know who else will help them the next time they need help... and sometimes, especially the one you helped was the person close to you and he doesnt even bothered to appreciate your effort, it hurts.
@Youreyes4Today (2356)
• United States
13 Oct 11
Well I guess it is up to each person. Depends how you were raised in your life. I was raised to help those in need. Help can be measured in many different ways.. If the person is in need of food and shelter, I have given it, and they have taken advantage of that.. yet they were able to get on their own after awhile..
I have given advice on and off line.. that is also help. I have donated items for people to use to help them.
So helping can be done in many different ways, depends on how we were raised in how help can be given..
I just remember what my grandparents have told me.. one day if you loose all that you have because of some earthly disaster would people be willing to help me?
@sijabatnaburjut (2171)
• Indonesia
13 Oct 11
Yes, I strongly agree with your opinion. Sense of helping arises from how we were raised or what kind of environment we were educated. As a child, my father often helpful, both my parents were in line in terms of helping. I am proud because I grew up in who likes to help and assist others.
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@Youreyes4Today (2356)
• United States
13 Oct 11
I am also thankful I was raised that way. I have seen people who were not and how they treat other people. to me it is horrible. Yet, that is what makes a society, many different people...
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
30 Oct 11
I definately think you should offer to help....like donating clothes etc...I am not too much on donating money especially directly to someone...but a small donation where I know it will go to those who need it...that is okay. Donating food etc to the food shelf...definately. And at Christmas....toys for tots....then need toys too!
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@jugsjugs (12967)
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30 Oct 11
I think for some people it is better for them to find out the hard way, other wise these people never learn and they come to rely on other people to keep helping them out.Take it fromme even when it is people that are our friends the same can happen.
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@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
2 Nov 11
Always to help is the answer.
If we were united earth wouldn't be the way it is. I don't think we can evolve if we left one single behind.
The Dog would only bite for his own reasons, not understandable for us but the Dog wouldn't do for evil but he would have a type of reason :D
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@aquacan (216)
• China
31 Oct 11
Good day, friend. I think that really depends. It depends on what kind of person you are and what kind of help you are going to offer.
We do see a lot of differences among people when it comes to offering help. Kind people would offer more than those rational ones. And usually wealty people would offer more than people of middle class. And if someone slipped down or is in other small troubles, of course I think we should help them without hesitaiton. And it makes us feel good, too. But if it's something related to money or even morality standards, I think we have to make judgements. We all have principles and we should know what's the right thing to do.
And sometimes it's also important how we help others. The saying goes that,give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; but if you teach him how to fish, then you feed him for life.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
13 Oct 11
I think that we should help but within reason. There is no reason to keep helping a person that keeps turning around and stabbing you right in the back afterward. However until a person has proven themselves to do that or to not do that, you never truly know what is going to happen. Therefore, I think that the benefit of the doubt should be given.
I think that in reality that it might seem right to some people, within certain limits. Some people just cannot be helped. And in addition, if you help people but also hurt yourself, then that is not really the best thing in the world to say the very least. Everything is not a cut and dry answer one way or another at any rate about helping people.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
13 Oct 11
To answer this question with saying "it is better to give than to receive" says something for our survival as well. Though our treasures we should hold on to for there are those who will steal or not appreciate our gift. We can reserve for our devoted friends a special kindness. I believe we have an obligation to help others but how people return or feel about that help is their privilege I think.
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@cgracie97 (172)
• Philippines
13 Oct 11
it all depends. if the person is doing some efforts to help himself,and still he struggles a lot, thats the time that for me, we can help him. if the person just sits there and do nothin even a bit of effort, i think i will not help that person. there are those who deserves to be helped.
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@conquer2012 (324)
• China
14 Oct 11
it is no doubt to give others a hand when they are in trouble. And when you decided to do somebody a favor, you should never think of rewards because to help the one who needs help is your responsibility while it is his or her right to pay back. so some advice I can share is that before you determined to offer help, please think twice that whether he or she is worthy of being helped.
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@vasumathi (436)
• India
13 Oct 11
If we help others in tougher situation, you will be helped in some other ways. Helping others, and helping right people is very good habit to be developed.
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@clearwater18 (695)
• Philippines
13 Oct 11
Yes we should really help people. Though I believe that there are really some who will take advantage of your kindness and will just easily forget the good deeds that you have done for them, but this should not stop us from helping others. Do not mind them. It's up to them to choose if they would go to the right path or not. Some are just too selfish and would only think what's good for them and wouldn't mind what's in it for others. I think we should not follow this kind of mentality. I strongly believe that there are still people out there who are still willing to help others even if in doing so, it will put their lives in danger.
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@rahul2u (200)
• India
13 Oct 11
helping others is up to your humanity.if someone really needs your help then don't hesitate.just try to help your best.it may change their life or even can save someone's life also.try to implement helping nature.you can also get satisfaction anf it will increase your self respect.
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@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
13 Oct 11
The fact is there will be always people who are in trouble.
To my opinion (and this is an experience I had for years all over the world with friends, family, strangers, completely strangers) help is only possible if the person you like to help is willing to change and work for it.
Help is useless if that person is not willing to do anything for it. Then it's a cheap way of begging, only abusers will come to you (an no matter how much you give they will keep saying you are no good and heartless).
So the best help is advice. Good advice to improve a person's live. Not only for one moment but on long term.
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@jianlong (40)
• China
13 Oct 11
personally,if one need our help ,we should help them ,but we should be very careful,
beacaus dangerous along with this .and there are so many bad people in the world .
it is too hard to recognize whether is the bad one .so we should protect ourself first ,then we go to help otherpeople
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@siri26 (331)
• India
13 Oct 11
Well it's based on the need and the person we should react. If it's like any help like offering food to hungry people no matter to think. We should give. If it is life threatning situation then no matter wheather they are good or bad we can offer help. Remaing cases there is a saying we should help the desrved person.
I can give you one example once we went to new place and there one school going kid met us and asked for help. he told that he sent out from the competition because he didn't pay the money. We moved alot and we were ready to help him to participate in maths competition. But once we thought and asked him to take us to his school so that we can pay. he asked us to follow him. We followed him and after sometime we didnt find the boy. Some how we reached the school and enquired about the boy . They told that that is his regular tricks to get the money. We got shcked and we convyed this to school headmaster and moved back.