Would You Help Someone You've Never Met Before?

Interesting question to ask, would you?  Unconditionally?  Without passing judgment?
People donate money to countries that they can't find on a map and get into arguments from behind keyboards about boarder walls as well as vaccinating children and adopting vs shopping.  Do you feel guilty walking past someone ringing a bell next to a metal can outside the grocery store without dropping spare change in? If you knew the political affiliation and background of the people you are donating to, would you still give them your lunch money?
I've always been a fighter.  Maybe it's being the youngest sibling, or my zodiac sign, or just basic anger issues caused by being the youngest in a family that we to had fend for ourselves, but I have an issue with backing down when I feel that something is unfair. Someone else is going to be in this same situation and they won't have the balls to fight for themselves. It aggravates me to no end. I wish I could just give up and say "screw the next person".
I started dating my ex-husband on a dare.  Literally.  We met as teenagers while working at the same sports facility and we fought from the very beginning.  He teased me relentlessly and I pretended it didn't bother me.  He too was the youngest sibling.  We were NOT compatible, instead we were combatable. We were a challenge for each other to conquer. He made fun of the people I dated and I didn't care if he dated anyone or not.  One day he said to me, "I would NEVER go out with anyone like you."  I simply laughed and a new challenge was on. Over 8 years of dating, 15 years of marriage, and 1 child came out of that statement.
That is the short of how I am where I am today.  Divorced/Widowed (depending on which government office labels me) and raising an amazing son who will grieve the loss of his Daddy for the rest of his life.  His hero, his best friend, his video game partner, no two humans will ever be bigger Star Wars fans, died just before Christmas while on duty.
The movies don't really prepare you for what happens in the years to come.  The ongoing legal battles, the countless meetings with school administration who don't know the difference between depression and ADHD, the monetary issues, the family that dumps you because you aren't grieving the way they want you to or raising your child the way you should, and the municipality that wants to flat out ignore the death that occurred on duty even after over 19 years of service because someone was not legally married even though it means that their sole child is declined health care and survivor benefits.
Yes, that last part.  Would you help someone you never met even if they didn't fit the mold that you base your beliefs on?



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