If a stranger came up to you and you had money, asked for cash what would you do? Or a stranger wanting his problems fixed because he thinks you are smart. He did not offer to pay, but wants a free ride. Now in both instances, it seems like you are kind to give money freely or solve problems for free.
But the world is filled with suffering and you have just made an exception for no good reason, other than the person asked.
You helped someone you did not know, or did not know well, and you have no idea of this person's character at all.
There is not enough information to warrant the type of help you might give to someone you know well and respect.
Guilt trip comes when the person tries to plays politics, and laments that he is born stupid, poor etc. Granted these might be true but you still have no idea who this person is!
It is not practical to help someone just because of the two above reasons. You would exhaust yourself and then you would be the victime now after giving.
2007-12-03
14:14:10
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