To help, or not to help?

PatrickInBeijing (US)

I help people if I can. Sometimes that means waiting with them for the police or ambulance to arrive. One time it meant helping direct traffic around a motorcycle rider. Another time, it meant making sure people didn't rush to move someone who might have had a back injury. Every time I help someone, there are other people helping too. Sometimes I'm the first, but not always. Am I a saint? No way. No one has ever asked me for money, they just said thanks.

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