What Impels You To Help A Stranger?

If someone asks me, I will help anyone. But I will not give money to someone who holds a sign and does not say a word.

 

unless it's an emergency situation like a car crash then they don't have ask me

 

i don't know, i think it depends on a lot of things. like specifically what they need help with, what i'm doing at the time, my mood, etc.

 

Well, you see. There are two types of people in this world. Those with guns. And those who dig.

You stranger, look like a digger to me.

 

There is one thing, really, that would compel me and it would be if a child were present.

Under no circumstances should you have your kid out begging for something. good grief That should just go without saying...UNLESS it were truly an emergency.

I would have no problem helping a mother with a child. I have in the past, I'll put it like that.

 

And dogs too. I help people with dogs.

 

Guns are for the weak

 

lol. Fool.

 

i usually help attractive women.

 

Empathy.
And my mother raised me that way.

 

Same, i drove past a woman once on my lunch break at work who looked about 8 or 9 months pregnant and was standing with a small child holding a sign asking for money.

It choked me up, the weird thing was I looked behind me and the lady in the car behind me was also crying. But i couldnt stop because I had to get back to work. I went to the same spot after work, , i wanted to ask her if I could help her find a woman's shelter but she was gone..

The child and the pregnant belly really got to me.

 

we got some new Neighbors Not even Near but way up the Top of the street ! I was out cleaning my car when I saw them Struggling to get a Big fuck off freezer out of a van , So of course I go over and offer a lift Ended up them two at one end and Me on my own at the other :yikes: Had a Bad back for a week and a Half
I will still help anyone that needs it always have ! ( makes you think though )

 

I appreciate the helping Spirit that people have. Especially when they're not expecting something in return that's true kindness

 

I didnt mean to like the first post and it wont let me unlike it..i'm only mentioning it because I do indeed give money to people just holding signs

 

the only reason I have that rule about the signs is because in San Diego every intersection has a person with a sign

 

In most cases i don't go out of my way to help random strangers. If they are asking for help, i might. Depends on situation and how i feel i guess. For the most part, i don't want to be bothered with other peoples problems.

 

the mood of the kind of world it creates, for people to be trying to help rather then hurt each other.
i'm not a great philanthroper, my motivations aren't entirely altruistic.
but each of us is a statistic in creating the mood of our shared world,
which we then each seperately experience.

altruism really, is simply the self interest of the wise.
it is not so hidden or secret of a fact,
were we not, did we not, encourage each other,
to hide it from ourselves.

being a statistical function it is not without exceptions,
and everyone calls out the exceptions,
blinding themselves to the preponderance of the trend.

 

Our Dan gives at least a Quid to everyone he sees Begging or on the street !
True story
He went into the Co-Op the other lunchtime and there was a Guy Rooting in the bin outside , So while inside he Sees these pies Whoopsied down to a £1 for two so he buys them takes them outside and says to the guy " here mate no need to do that " hands him the pies !! The guy says " Cheeky **** I just threw a Tenner in the Bin with my Receipt "
Dan told me " I never noticed till then he had Nike Trainers on "

 

Personally speaking, it is the Golden rule. 'Do unto others what you want others to do unto you.' This is considered as a yardstick of righteousness in eastern philosophy.

What if the person is handicapped and has speaking issues, and hence just holds a sign !

 

Never help cat people.