How many people have I helped? · 5:28am Nov 26th, 2019
I have been asking myself why I even bother helping people and I instantly fall back on the whole because it's the right thing to do ideal but sadly I don't know if that's true or not. I don't know if I help people just because I don't want people to suffer like I did or if I simply want to make a better world and thought that someone needed to carry this out before they die or it could even be all of the reasons. I have people who say thank you for the help and give me a gift because I helped them but I don't help for the reward. I want to make the world a better place. I don't want people to suffer like I did so I try to help as many people as I can. I have my friends telling me to stop helping people left and right because I will eventually burn out but I have decided that it's a price worth paying. I don't want to die and leave the world the way it is. I like hearing people talk about how I help them because it lets me know that you won't just forget me. I want to help as many people as I can. I have to admit that being a person with a sense of what is right is hard because you have people who would put you in situations that will test you. I am still going through this now. I keep asking myself if helping people is even worth the price I am paying. It's funny how controversial the idea of a Hero of justice is. The person who is doing the right thing always sacrifices. It could be a emotional sacrifice or a physical one. So in other words I am trying to make sure no one suffers like I did but in order to do this I have to sacrifice either my emotions. When you save someone you have to lose a part of yourself when you do it. The individual has to make a decision on if the price is worth paying but sadly I don't care because if I see people happy because of my help then I content with the price I had to pay and I always will be. I aim to continue to help as many people as I possibly can for years to come but I hope that I will influence your decisions on if you want to help someone or not. This is just a reflection blog.
Seconded. I’ve burnt out many times already, but the price is ABSOLUTELY worth it!
you put it in words perfectly
Know this struggle oh so well. Can be a simple thing or an incredibly hard one. Have been mentally beating myself up over an ethical issue I faced dealing with a friend's family member the other day. If I didn't intervene, an innocent would suffer, if I did intervene, all hell would break loose. Thankfully, in this rare case, giving support to the one in question actually made them act instead of me needing to.
It was a case and a position I never want to encounter again, but if I do, I know which way I will and must go, even if hell happens. Even though it ended the way it had to, I still feel incredibly hit by it.
It is never an easy path but people always need help, we are just a stubborn species and not very good at asking for it. Most believe it shows weakness. In truth, it shows understanding of our limitations. Continue to help as you can. Just remember to have a rest afterwards. You know that you have done the right things and made someone else's walk in this world that little bit easier, even if they don't acknowledge it.