Helping a friend
By Reneelao
@Reneelao (223)
Philippines
August 15, 2012 3:00pm CST
Life is hard now, I am not a well have guy but I find myself helping others often times.
It feels very overwhelming and most of the time a challenging thing to do.
Lending a hand to your friend will also be a good thing to do, like doing their household chores, fixing their leaking roof etc. you know...
Listening to their problems and supporting them giving advice, also a good thing to do to help
There are instances that you don't know the guy, but when you feel that they was in that moment of needing a help, you can help them by pointing them to other resources or like finding them a support group that can help him.
How about sharing some of how you have help others in your own special ways?
5 responses
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
16 Aug 12
As much as I could help, I give my hand to them. Recently, My subordinate, which I already consider as a friend too, got a big problem, I set a meeting with him since there are also concerns in our department. thru that meting I asked him about his problem and he confined it to me. I gave him advise and some ossible things to do to cope up with what he is experiencing now. In that way, he told me that he feel some relieve because he does not told anyone about his problem yet until I asked him. In thta case, I helped him to let what's inside to be out.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
17 Aug 12
Thanks for that. I learned that becoming a good leader does not only mean that you are good in leading your team at work but consider their personal lives too. You can be a friend to your subordinates but you need to still put the lines between you and them.
@LeverageNebz (4)
• Philippines
16 Aug 12
I agree. Life is so hard nowadays. One thing I observed was about each person. We know everyone of us is unique with different attitudes and sometimes our uniqueness is what make us troublesome. I know a close friend of mine, He just have a problem with his girl and he usually talks to me. I know I'm not much of a good adviser but one thing I'm good at is listening. He finds it more pleasing when someone listen to his problem. It's like something inside you want desperately to get out. So basically what I did was to listen and talk to him how he feels.
@randylovesdar (4932)
• United States
15 Aug 12
I try to help everyone out as well. I remember when I was living in Idaho there was a lady who lost her job and had to use her paycheck to pay the electric bill or else the electric company would have shut off her power. This had left her with no money to buy her three year old son a birthday gift, a cake or make him a special dinner. Everyone in the church had pitched in and helped out. I had bought the boy three boxes of macaroni and cheese, two packages of hot dogs and since he wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate icing I made him that as well. I also went out and bought the boy a few cars and a teddy bear. It made me feel good that I could help out.
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
I am far away from my friends but when they need me and want somebody to listen to their problems I am always here listening and doing my best to give them the best advice ever.
@MeantToFly (17)
• United States
15 Aug 12
Sometimes I feel like a lot of my actions are centered around the betterment of the people around me. It's usually just simple things like walking further to pick a ball up so they don't have to walk as far and get the closer one, or just other things to make a situation easier.
I do have one friend that is a challange to help. He struggles with the concept of life, and sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm not his therapist and can't "fix" him. I try to just give him advice and be a good listener.
