A 'what if' situation. Please try to imagine this, I'd like to know your response. And no, I'm not saying this happened to me. Its a 'what if' and 'what would you do'.
A former classmate of yours (when you were younger) now has no home, entire family has died, is very very ill, not Christian, and begged you for help what would your FIRST act of help be?
Only the FIRST way you help her, I'd like to know.
2007-07-18 16:25:39 · 32 answers · asked by take me to your leader 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I just said 'not Christian' because some people on here put faith and conversions before good works.
Thanks for your answers!
2007-07-18 16:34:13 · update #1
Edit to: Stargazer - err.. I already said, this didn't happen to me and is 'what if'. I don't refuse to help people because of faith.
2007-07-18 16:43:52 · update #2
I'd let her move in with me as long as she needed. It wouldn't matter to me what religion she is. My compassion is not dependent on another person's faith.
2007-07-18 16:29:39 · answer #1 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have learned to be discreet about how I give help.
A former friend of mine (not a classmate, but someone I had not spent time with in years) needed a place to stay for a while. Her mom had recently died, she had broken up with her live in boyfriend, was now homeless, jobless, and she was very depressed.
I let her stay on my couch "for a couple of weeks until she could get a job".
Maybe I could have done a better job of motivating her or keeping an eye on her, but she was not my GF and I was busy.
I never got a chance to kick her out. I got kicked out of my apartment (not entirely her fault but the landlord found out that she was selling drugs and used that as part of why I had to move). Somehow she managed to break into my safe and steal my money (she had plenty of time to try since she never got a job). She had gotten into my sealed boxes (storage) stolen things from me then resealed the boxes so I would not know.
Since I did not know about a lot of what she had done I almost let her move with me! Just before she disappeared she stole money from my GF's 9 year old son and a bunch of my stuff that I did notice.
I am much more careful about helping "old friends".
2007-07-19 05:14:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My first instinct, as a human being, would be to take the person in, give that person a place to stay, provided that the person obeys certain rules most of which are the ten commandments which one is Thou shalt not steal. I'd feed that person, house, and clothe that person. That's it. I would possibly even drive that person to work. You say very sick. I would take the person in provided that a contagious disease is not involved. If a contagious disease is involved then I would bring that person to a hospital or somewhere where that person could receive attention without putting me in danger. Hope that helps.
2007-07-18 16:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by morganjlandry 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get him medication to treat his illness. Pray for him/her and if they were of the same sex let them live with me for awhile until they get some strength to go back in the world.Make sure they get a job/education and eventually maybe even help them find a spouse. I would also see if they are interested in Islam, as I know through my tough times it was all I had. I'd pray to God that things worked out and He never failed me.
Peace/salam.
2007-07-18 16:38:47 · answer #4 · answered by justmyinput 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my first response would be to take her to my house to rest and get some peace. it's hard to make life decisions when you are all stressed out and sick on top of it.
but i would also seek advice from my church elders and i would want to use discernment about her illness, like is it so serious that she actually needs hospitalization, is it a alcohol/drug-related problem with all the attendant drama, is it based on mental problems, psychosis, etc? (i have a little family that i need to keep safe and can't knowingly bring danger into my home)
but if she is just beaten up by life and needs a place to recover and regroup, i think i would try to help her to the best of my abilities and resources.
2007-07-18 16:35:35 · answer #5 · answered by chieko 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok first of all her religion should have nothing to do with it...
this is about humans helping humans not about a church...
and yes, I would help as much as I could ... take this person into my home if need be or find them a place to live and get the medical attention they needed.
there is no question about it.
religion has nothing to do with deciding wether or not to help someone
2007-07-18 16:32:28 · answer #6 · answered by Kimberlie H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first thing I would do would be to listen closely to what they were saying about their situation because if I didn't understand the actual need I could not give the help best suited to the situation. I would be praying under my breath that God would help me perceive the actual need while I was listening to the person speak.
2007-07-18 17:56:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If I was hypothetically a Christian, and my pretend former classmate wasn't, then the biggest dilemma I would have is that because I'm a Christian I would feel hesitant to help her because she might bring her demons all up in my house. So I would drive her to a homeless shelter.
There is that better? Why would you throw in the fact that she was not a Christian in your scenario if it wasn't a factor in your decision?
2007-07-18 16:32:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well if they're very very ill, I'd take him or her to the doc first then give him or her a place to stay
2007-07-18 16:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by Maricel S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First thing would to seek medical attention for her/him and then move her/him into my home and help her/him get on her feet, no matter how long it took. I have done this before
2007-07-18 16:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋