Todd489 wrote:
Am I cold and unfeeling for not accepting leeches onto my body? Am I below human for being an individual? Am I sick and wrong for not devoting my life to pulling people out of holes they dug themselves into? Is it wrong to think that people should be punished for failure instead of rewarded for it?
There's a difference between people like beggars who make it a business to live off of peoples bad conscience, and people who work and strive but still unfortunately fall on hard times.
I don't give money to beggars, because they don't do anything to better their situation, but I will give help to a person who is out of luck if I think that it may help him get back on track.
Helping your less fortunate but striving fellows is the reason society exists.
Are you too proud to accept help if you would some day need it?
Situations can change in an instant, no matter how smart or hard working you are.
We all must walk on our own, but if you stumble and fall, it's nice if someone will reach out and help you up again.