I have worked with several organizations that help people, and have personally tried to help people. This isn't a post to brag; lots and lots of people also help others. I have worked alongside these people, working on houses, making beds, handing out school supplies, giving food, packing boxes, and trying to make my community better. There are lots of people with good hearts, and organizations that exist to care for people. These are great, and they need to continue.
Once in a while, when you are helping someone, you find a bad apple. I have seen first hand what happens when you try to help someone who falls into the category. Often they are a bit of a narcissist, and often they used some sort of controlled substance (often meth). These individuals often feel like they are entitled to help and support, and they expect you to give them whatever they want. If they don't get it, they often lash out. They don't have boundaries, and they killed their conscious a long time ago. These individuals will make your life difficult if you do not give them what they want. They exist, and they may show up in your life. They will often go to great lengths to get money, including scamming, extortion, lying, threatening, and theft.
These people exist, but they are not my point. My point today is, keep helping people. These individuals will show up, and they will make things hard for a while, but the world still needs people to do good. Keep moving forward, these individuals will quickly move on if they discover they can't get anything from you. If they attack you, know that is because they see love and compassion in you. They seek to take advantage of that, but that doesn't negate the love and compassion in you. Keep moving forward, seek to do good, even to those who do evil. The world needs it!
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