for our fugged up humanity

And thus "good Christians" can walk by someone in need and not try to help; they can even sneer at the person in need...

Saul of Tarsus should have been strangled at birth.

-- Mal

And I by my works will show you my faith."

Can't really have one without the other.

Bake

Just fuck.

...and went down like a ton of bricks (fat), it was a young, professional woman who stopped to help. No ambulance, not that bad.

out of the norm happens so they just ignore it.

A few times in my life I have been in situations where a person needed help of some sort and most people panic or just don't know what to do until someone takes control of the situation.

It has been said before 'People are scared panicky animals' and it is very true.

He said she was very nice, and she had purple nailpolish

but our minds can fixate on strange things while under stress.

but i know some people would rather not get involved or ignore the situation. i think: what if it was MY mother or father, or ME?

by directing traffic around him. How utterly terrifying for him - glad he got help, and it was very nice of you to have a few words with him. We need all the angels we can get.

So, yeah.

different time where people actually did look out for one another; or maybe I just want to believe it was once that way.

destroyed the front end and engine compartment. Fortunately my then 10-year-old daughter and I were only shaken up but ok. This was in my neighborhood not too far from my house. A bunch of people drove by and gawked. No one stopped to see if there was anything they could do to help. A few weeks later a woman I knew casually told me she had passed by the accident and proceeded to ask if my car was totaled. No concern for me. Callous world in which we live.

a cell phone on me. The woman was very flippant about the accident. I stand by my original statement.

I am disabled and most of the time I must use a cane to walk and I walk very carefully and slowly. People are always offering to help me, to open doors for me, to help carry things, they couldn't be kinder. Most of the time I don't need the help, but it is nice to know that strangers can be so nice. I have been in New York city and people there have been just as helpful as my fellow Texans.

That said one day, one day, I was at the Dallas Farmer's Market and my car broke down as I was pulling out of my parking spot. I needed to push the car back into the spot because I was blocking all the traffic going through the market. Not one person offered to help me. I tried to push the car by myself, but could not make it move, finally one of the vendors, a very elderly man who hobbled when he walked, came over and offered to help push the car back in the space. It shamed the strong young men to see an old man and old lady pushing a car and they finally came to help out.

moved.

She looked at me, a 57 year woman and said, "How are you going to move this car?" I said, "Watch." "So I went behind the car and started to push." Guys jumped out of 3 different cars. I could then just walk away. I got her car moved!

she probably knew what it's like to be ignored in a time of need, which greatly influenced her stepping in.

always give the most of themselves.. Because they Know what it all means..

I wonder why he didn't stop them from shooing her away.

He might have been distracted

We are just like you.

to DU!

When someone falls and you see it what you should do is cover the person with a blanket, etc. and call an ambulance. That is what should be done in all cases.

How often does it happen like this I often wonder.

Thank God that lady was there to help him.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

a depressing fact indeed.

The least among us have begun to lead.

And the wealthy sit in their castles, watching.

for people I do not know; for sure I would help someone I could see with my own eyes

I have lived in a number of large cities and have done so many times. I sometimes think that people in large cities are more caring than people in less metropolitan areas. In NYC, when someone was injured or had fallen in the street, a number of us would rush to their rescue and help, call an ambulance or do what was needed to assist them. It was just instinct to me. I would never ignore someone in need.