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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Kindness
Date: 1999/09/10
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In article <37D7FEC8.8EB3B2F4@msfc.nasa.gov>,
  James William Zuercher <James.Zuercher@msfc.nasa.gov> wrote:
> A very long time ago a very good friend of mine, and a very
wise soul told me "If
> anyone asks you for help, if it is within your means to
provide what they ask for,
> give it."  "You can't control what they do with what you give
them."  "However they
> thought they needed help and you have supplied it." "That is
what truly matters."


A dangerous philosophy indeed, for example, would you help
someone too drunk to do it themselves to put the ignition
key in the ignition lock of their car? It is easy to make
many other examples.

>
>


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