I have noticed in today's world of computers and smart phones people tend to become detached from the emotions that used to make it so people could really count on each other. Those that one can really count on and trust are fewer and farther apart. People become detached from other people and are not nearly as dependable or loyal to those around them as they once were.
I was very lucky to find my friend and neighbor that lives a short distance from me. She and her whole family have been very good to me for years, and I try to treat them the same way. Not many people in today's world will still call you when they are going to the store to see if you need anything, but she does and I love her for it. Many is the time she has volunteered her husband to run go do things for me and he does it with a smile on his face cause he too likes to help people. These people are the kind we all should be.
It is sad that now a days so many people are just out for what is in it for them if they do something for someone else they will always be looking for what they get back out of it. Which would be not be so hard to work with if those that are using you to get what they want allow you to also use them to get what you want. That kind of we do for each other relationship is a good thing, but if one person is getting all the good stuff and the other is doing all the giving it is not an equal and fair relationship. When someone does something nice for me I am always looking for something nice I can do back for them, as I know they do not have to do anything for me. It gives me a good feeling to know I can do something nice for someone that does nice things for me. If more people thought like that I think the world would be a better place. :)
The lord has blessed me with many good people in my life, in addition to the neighbors I mentioned, I also have a great family. I know for a fact if I ever got in a really bad shape where I had no home one of my relatives would ask me to go live with them rather then see me on the street. I feel pretty strong my friend and her family would also offer me a roof over my head till I could get a new place. :) Thing is knowing you have a good strong safety net to catch you if you fall does not mean you should jump into that net every chance you get.
Some people are users who are out for what ever they can get from whoever they can get it from. I am not like that. I fully realize people are under no obligation to be at my call any time I want them. Those that make themselves available to take me to the doctor or the store or go do something for me I myself can not do are true blessings to me, and I thank the lord every day I have these people in my life.
LOL remember I said people should do for each other. I have a wonderful family, and my big sister used to take me to all my doctor appointments before she and her husband started having health problems. The funny part of the story is how I would repay her from time to time. She is allergic to poison, and I am not. From time to time I would go to her house and get rid of the poison that grew in her flower bed, because I could just grab it and shove it in a bag. If she even got in winds blowing distance she would break out. :) It is nice to do things for people that do things for you.
What I really hate is those that will take anything they can get and then go look for someone else to take advantage of while the person that had done something to benefit the user is sitting round wondering where the person they had helped was no longer around. OK I know I am rambling again. lol Just remember the phrase is DO ON TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO ON TO YOU, not take what you can get and run away. I would also like to add BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE. BECAUSE SOMEDAY YOU MAY NOT HAVE IT ANYMORE.
