My rant for this week is over the helpfulness of people.
I am irritated, I have been since last night when I was out at Walmart. While I was walking around the store with my Grandma I noticed that someone who was in one of those electric carts had dropped something and could not get it. Instead of directly going out of my way for maybe a minute to see if I could help him I hesitated because I did not want to insult him. This rant is more out of annoyance on my part and the fact that we can no longer freely offer to help without feeling like a jerk.
I have always been taught to be nice to people, to treat them like you wanted to be treated and to always be respectful. Yesterday showed me that while doing so I am now unable to inquire if someone needs help because I feel as if I am insulting them. While I do want to help I am not wanting to insult them. I guess I just do not know how to approach the subject.
By the time I made up my mind the other night, someone else had already stepped in and helped the guy pick up what he dropped. That made me feel like the lowest man on the earth. I don't know what to think about this. Is it just me being over critical or what?
Let me know your thoughts
I think it can be a hard decision sometimes. I think sometimes people want to know that they can do it on their own, and maybe by accepting help they are admitting they can't. Step in and help when you can. If someone can't see the respect, that's their problem.
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