Re: I need help

[fixme1@gmail.com]

Craig,


I appreciate your candor, and your ability to make me "see the light".
My situation is my own, you are correct.  But is it morally or
ethically wrong to ask for help?  I have had one reply to my post in
another forum, and he pulled no bones about my chances of making a
career out of IT.
Panhandling or not everyone has done it, asked for help from parents,
government or what not.  I didn't ask anyone to "fix" my situation, I
didn't ask anyone to "bail me out", just asked for a bit of help.
Hell, I even have been open to some good advice, of which, I have
received "Scam Alert" and "Oh noes".  My faith in humanity wanes at
times, and this is one of those times.  Yeah, I did screw up my loans
or whatever.  Eventually, I'll have set that straight and look back on
this time as a learning experience.  Even in my situation I have given
to others.  Whether it be monetary, or personal assistance.  Oh and by
the way, I am one of those musicians.

Well we have all seen how the government helps people.  Welfare reform
after reform. Tax this and tax that.  Now excuses come in the form of
"I pay my taxes" and that should be enough?  The government isn't going
to help people, people help people.  I also know that helping yourself
is a big part of how you make your way through life.

You speak of "mea culpa", "my own fault".  I agree with you on that
level, but at what point does it stop being your own fault?  I'd have
to say that it is "our" own fault for the way the world is today.  We
brought this upon ourselves, and we should point the finger at
ourselves.  While we are doing that, we are blind to the fact that some
people have no choice as to how their lives are.  I didn't ask to have
to have surgery, go through the pain of rehabilitation, only to find
out that I have to change my entire life to accommodate my disability.
I am a very intelligent person and yes I will survive.

I like you Craig, at least you are honest about being a person who,
helped the world be the way it is today.

Riley

A "me" generation refugee.



Craig Bower wrote:
> And I too Riley have met people like you, unfortunately.
>
> Always looking for someone other than who is responsible to 'bail them out'
> of some unthinkably terrible situation they find themself in.
>
> "Oh noes, life screwed me, send money quick that'll fix it"
>
> My original post wasn't to bash you, but to set you where you really ought
> to be headed.  Take responsibility for your own screwups,
> learn from them and set yourself on track to where you want to be.
> Thousands of people sending you a dollar isn't going to change
> who you are or how you operate.  Only you can do that for yourself.  What
> happens when the people (god forbid there is any stupid
> enough) on the internet wise up and stop sending you money?  Where are you
> going to be then?  Back to square one right where you
> are now.
>
> I've worked consistently for everything in life since I was 14.  Paid taxes
> that support social programs, much like the one you are on
> that entire time too.  The only difference between you and I, is I didn't
> decide to default on any loans.  I finished my schooling.  You
> could have too if you'd adopted the phrase "Mea Culpa" into your life back
> when you were frittering your adult responsibilities away.
>
> If I am as you say, the type the world can do without, then who is going to
> pay the taxes that allows people like you
> to have free handouts from the government?  Oh shit didn't think of that
> angle did you?  Get rid of the "me's" and
> you wind up in a third world country full of the "you's" all asking each
> other for a dollar, with no one to give it.
>
> And for the record, I've never driven by anyone and yelled get a job.  The
> people trying to make a difference in
> their own life though, I've supported.  Ever see a musician in freezing cold
> weather playing away on the street?
> Yeah, I usually drop them a $20 as at least they are working for what they
> want.  So you, yourself can take
> a long hard suck when assuming about me.
>
> As for you, someone who is unable to spend any time working to generate any
> funds for oneself, you sure have a lot of
> spare time to post in multiple newsgroups. Now consider that and how it
> appears to anyone with an IQ over 75 reading
> a newsgroup.  Learn to ebay, setup an internet hosting business, there's
> tonnes of things you could do that would be
> tantamount (yet more productive) than trolling in forums asking for
> handouts.
>
> GL with your panhandling
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
> From the "Me" generation and proud of it.
>
> <fixme1@gmail.com> wrote in message
> 1164610060.182110.304360@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com">news:1164610060.182110.304360@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> > Craig,
> >
> > Unfortunately I have met people like you, the kind that got handed
> > everything on a silver spoon.  I bet you even drove by the homeless
> > person, rolled your window down and yelled "Get a job!".  Your the type
> > of person that the world can live without, must be from the "me"
> > generation of the 80's.  Compassion is something that you sure are
> > lacking.  Remember that next time you "assume" something about a
> > person.
> > Riley