Friday, November 2, 2012
Personal {Dickheads}
This story struck me as improper and unethical in terms of its applications.
This is the pay it forward crowd.
While I believe you can pay something forward, I do not believe in targeting random strangers to perform a 'good contribution'.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01/good-samaritan-gives-gift-of-free-tires-leaves-heartwarming-note-telling-where-to-pick-up_n_2052583.html
I wrote the following:
This struck me initially as very dangerous and even I wondered if a set up for a mugging. In fact if this is presumably a positive experience for the truck owner, this is a negative attention for which he must feel ashamed at a certain level. I do not disparage helping others, but to make such a demand on someone to "pay it forward" does not in my belief really make for a positive experience but really a guilt trip. So I say nix this idea and do not pass it on. Give to charity instead and you will be clear of your need to find another person to help.
Someone suggested that I pay it forward and why couldn't I just rake someones leaves or do someones elses laundry or the like.
I wrote:
I wouldn't do that. I would give 15 dollars to the United Way and maybe 100 to the Humane Society. That might be all I feel I need to compensate the future.
This is a paradigm of guilt pushing and I did not think it was lawful at a human layer of Godliness. But the poor wretches out there are looking for anything hopeful to cling to for their own salvation.
I honestly hope that we do not have an epidemic of crazy refractory blessings of indecent attraction to other peoples inherent dismal situations as we perceive them to be designed. Everyone has a purpose for where they are in their dignity and life. I think that this sort of crime dispells the audacity of another person to suggest that another person has not the capability to releive their own order of business in the best way possible.
In the above case, there were free tires given to a truck driver with poor quality tires on his car.
Sure its lifesaving in some way, but that spirit in that truck has his own mold to hand down to the rest of us. I am sure that we are helping him in a way he may not have been ready or able to perform at this day, but I am also sure it was not solicited and it was not the way of the world to conquer another persons lowliness by releiving him of a minor inconvenience.
Hope that helps. I am not a fan of this conspiracy to "do well" while guilting and embarrassing the rest of the world to be really thankful.
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