To offer help or not...?
By sharksfin
@sharksfin (1091)
Philippines
October 27, 2012 12:56pm CST
It is almost always automatic with me to offer help whatever I can extend. Even to strangers. Like earlier, when I was walking around I came across this couple trying to get inside a cab. The wife's handicapped sitting on a wheeled chair with lotsa bags and grocery bags hanging all over the chair. The husband was having difficulty trying to figure out how he can put stuffs into the cab as they start causing traffic. There's a security guard next to them so I was hesitating to extend help. Was also kinda careful they might not like my gesture. Besides, the guard's there. But, I noticed that it's innate in me to offer help as I find necessary. Is this the same with you? Do you think people will just receive the kind gesture warmly or more people are, these days, rather suspicious?
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11 responses
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
27 Oct 12
It is difficult to know in situations like that about helping strangers, some might feel offended if you ask them if they need any help, others as you say would be suspicious, wondering why you are offering to help. Whilst some would be grateful for your help. I think in today's society we tend to be more suspicious and on our guards when people approach us, you hear of so many stories where people are fooled into a sense of security and then are robbed in the proceeds. I do believe however that pure random acts of kindness never go unrewarded and it's like karma you give out good karma by helping others and you too will receive good karma.
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@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
22 Dec 12
I think there is nothing which can cause a problem if you help them. Anyway I am glad to find a good helping mind in you
. Keep going with such a good mentality.
May god bless you.
Happy Mylotting
. Keep going with such a good mentality.
May god bless you.
Happy Mylotting 
@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
27 Oct 12
I often impulsively want to help. It depends on your community how that would be perceived. I would think with a security guard present they would not be afraid of you or your intentions.
@groupepub (150)
• France
28 Oct 12
That's great. i like help people whether on internet or physically but sometimes when i am in need, most of the people i helped don't want to help me too. So now i decide to help without waiting for something in return.
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
I am living in the countryside and I visit my sons in the big city once in a while. In the countryside where I live, it's but natural to offer our help to everyone including strangers who needed help. However, in the small city where my place is within its jurisdiction, we can't help it but be suspicious to people who offered their help. There are lots of hold-uppers and snatchers in our city. The more that we can not trust in the big city. There are suspicions on both sides we can't offer help because the other person might suspect us and vice versa.
@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
28 Oct 12
I know what you mean about people being more suspicious lately. We can't really blame them because lots of mean people will do anything just to take advantage of even the most pitiful ones who genuinely need help. Whenever I see someone who might need help, I usually approach cautiously and ask if they would need or would like some assistance. If I see that they're suspicious of me, I would call the security guard or the traffic aid or anyone who's obviously in uniform or something to lend assistance to them.
@GemmaR (8517)
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27 Oct 12
I think that it is always good that you should try to help people if there is any way that you're able to do so, but you should only do this if it wouldn't cause you too much trouble. For example if somebody asked you for some help but you knew that you had to be somewhere important then you shouldn't help them unless it was something that was life threatening, but if you had nothing else to do at the time then I would say that you should try your absolute best to be able to help the person who needs you at that point.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
27 Oct 12
IN thius world we live in we relly need to takr care in where we l;end a helping hand, a stranger may be the link tnat takews our lives to the next level.
@toxic_lifestyle (1213)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
Well I guess there's nothing wrong in offering them a help. Besides, don't hesitate! Because you just want to offer a help and I don't see anything wrong about that. :)
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
27 Oct 12
Its great of you to help them. I try and do the same. Where was the cab driver? Would be nice of him to help as well. Have a great day there.
@seliokas (346)
• Lithuania
27 Oct 12
Glad you are such a great person to help everyone :). I'm trying to help everyone i can too but i find difficult to help sometimes, because people just don't want the help. They are not into accepting help from stranger, It's today's society, nothing to concern about :). Continue helping people!
