08-11-2010, 04:31 PM
(05-11-2010, 03:52 PM)Intermediary Wrote: I wonder if it is infringement to get involved, for example, between two people you see on the street who are fighting.
This has already been discussed at great length in some existing threads.
Quote:And whilst on the same subject, how about the common: "Is there anything I can do?" "Do you need help?" when you are with someone who obviously needs a little help or assistance and dares not to ask you? Do you propose yourself when you feel it is appropriate, when you feel that the person is willing your help but doesn't 'want to bother you' or do you not do a thing because the one didn't ask you?
Now this is really a different situation. If a person doesn't seem to be oppressed by someone else, then you are simply offering to assist. It's polite to the other person ask what they are trying to accomplish, and if they can use some help. It's also polite to yourself to not make an offer that depletes your own life, and the good you could do on into the future, particularly when there has not been any expression of discontent or any request for help from the other person.
If the other person has the right to say "No thanks," of course you have the right to make a kind-hearted offer. And if you have the right to say "No, not now," then of course other people have the right to ask for your help. In both of these situations, there is no infringement or disrespect of the other person's right to their own free will decisions.
In terms of demonstrating how unconditional loving compassion, omitting any balance of self-preservation, can lead to an entity's termination of life... well, Jesus perfectly demonstrated how that works better than any of us could hope to do so. There's not really a need for any of us to try to repeat that demonstration. Remember that Ra points out that in this human lifetime, offering loving service half the time is enough of a goal to move on.