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[–]CanadianXCountry3 points4 points5 points 10 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Interesting stories and interesting perspective. I'm very much of the opinion that when I'm helping you out, it's because I chose to not because I had to. When those lines get blurred, I back off.
I will tell you a very good story about how somebody helped me out and how I ended up repaying for his generosity and how it has benefitted both of us greatly.
Last May, I had the crazy idea that I should "flip" a car. Where I live in Canada, it's not uncommon for people to import cars form the U.S. because you can generally get a better deal. I bought a 1986 Corvette, sight unseen from eBay, the beginning of my troubles. After an awful drive back (because the car is and was garbage), the clutch blows up the day after I get it home. Not having the skills, budget or facilities to change a clutch on my own, I was in a very big mess. I had known that my mom's friend's husband restores Corvettes for quite some time, but we'd never really spent any time together. I come to him with my hat in my hands, just hoping he'd let me use his lift while I tried to figure out how to fix my car. He ended up paying his mechanic to help me fix my car, which took a day and a half.
In the process of fixing my car, he and I got close and is now one of my best friends (despite him being 56 and me being 21) and is teaching me the art of restoring cars. In return, I handle all of the marketing of the cars he sells and help out in his shop whenever on almost all of my days off.
The point I'm trying to make is that if everyone stopped helping each other, simply because it's not inherently in their best interest, the world would be a much worse place. Also, this guy is one of the manliest men I've ever met, a self-made millionaire who started a franchised building supplies store chain before retiring, so if he can help someone out, so can anyone else.
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[–]Criminalia5 points6 points7 points 10 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
But what this guy is talking about is not being a doormat. The Buddhist teachings of losing your ego and being humble and serving others have a warped meaning for those who are actually overly selfless.
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