Naive or Not?

Yerusalyim

Again, this ain't to toot my own horn, I'm just curious. This morning a guy from work called me (we had one of those all too rare days off). He says, "Hey, I need you to help me this morning, can you do me a favor?"

I said, "Sure, what do you need."

Now, he's not really a friend, just an acquantence at work, I've never been to his house except to give him a ride home once...I see him at Church...but not really a friend. Turns out he just needed a hand lifting a boat motor onto his truck (don't ask!) I helped him out.

Do you commit yourself to helping someone like that before knowing what the favor is...is this being naive?

Strawberryfieldsforever

Used to be but not anymore when it comes to JW's. Out in the real world? Well...I think I need to work on that!

Love_Truth

No, just being helpful. It sounds like your "friend" may have had an alterior motive, though, who knows what?

Strawberryfieldsforever

oops! All of your post wasn't on when I read it.......Yeah you are way toooooo naive....and by the way, you never answered my question the other day.

texarcanada

By their fruits you will recognize them.

I thiks it's just fine to help out without knowing the full details of what's involved. You can always back out, freewill and all. Besides, what harm could it really do as long as you don't allow yourself to be taken advantage of.

tex

Nathan Natas

I don't think your response to his request means that you are naive.

I think you're just a friendly helpful guy.

If he had said, "I need you to clean and jerk this 600 pound weight while I make a cheese sandwitch," you probably would have said, "gee, I'm sorry, I can't do that." No harm done. Your willingness to help does not obligate you to engage in potentially harmful or unsafe activities.

Even Asimov's third law of robotics -a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. - recognizes the primacy of existence for droids. How much more so would it be true for an organic like yourself?

Yerusalyim

Strawberry,

Not sure what question it was you were asking that I didn't answer...refer me to a post darlin.

Billygoat

I don't think it's naive. I think you're friendly and helpful.

Several years ago when I was single, I had lung surgery. I wasn't allowed to drive my stick-shift so getting back to the docs for my follow-up visit meant I had to rely on someone else. My Sunday School teacher asked the class if there was someone willing to "give a church member a ride to the hospital for a check-up". Not one friend I knew volunteered. A young man that I knew of, raised his hand, not even knowing who it was. I was so appreciative of his servant's heart and willing attitude. I had several MEN come up and say, "If I knew it was you, I would have offered." I remember feeling irritated by those comments. Why should it matter? You'd be willing to help someone you'd put the moves on, but not someone you didn't know? Needless to say that young man that offered is one of my best male friends to this day!

Strawberryfieldsforever

Yeru! Your topic of "New Contract"!

stillajwexelder

don't think it's naive. I think you're friendly and helpful -- I am a similar sort of guy

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