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Help Yourself Before Helping Anyone Else
There are a lot of people who need help in various forms. But is your own “house” in order?
All you have to do is spend a couple of minutes online, watching any branch of TV news, reading any newspaper or magazine and you will see people in need of help.
Lots and lots of people. Refugees being oppressed and run out of their homes on the other side of the globe. Immigrants and refugees being held in camps in the USA. People struggling to make ends meet. It feels like there is a never-ending flow of peoples in need.
Chances are, you have friends and maybe loved ones also in need of assistance. Some are dealing with tangible issues, like money problems, job issues, car and home repair needs, and maybe issues with their children. More are probably dealing with intangible issues, like depression, anxiety, hopelessness, fear and the like.
If you are anything like me you really want to help them. You desire to be a shoulder they can cry on, an ear to hear them, or if you are solvent enough providing a loan, babysitting, or taking them out for dinner and company and such.
I empathize with you, and damn do I wish to help.
