Satisfied?

When are we truly satisfied with ourselves? Is it when we made crap loads of money, created something from nothing or when we got in the last word and had our wish forced onto someone else.

Where are the days where people helped total strangers with all sorts of things? I can remember my parents stopping to give hikers a lift closer to their destination especially the you guys on leave from the army, trying to make it to their loved ones. Now we to scared to stop next to the road for any reason what so ever, woman can't dare to stop with a flat they should rather drive to the nearest petrol station.

Now I'm not saying woman can't change a tire, in fact my wife is pretty good at it, however I can replace a tire and a rim. I'm also not saying that nothing will happen to a man, it's just what can happen to a woman is soooo much worse. It's a pity that we live in times like these, and even more disturbing is we don't know how bad it will be when our kids are grown up.

So we can understand why we can't really help strangers anymore but what the fuck is going on with people we know? I remember having a flat on the highway and my wife could not get the bolts loose, yea I know I'm useless in that department, have you ever seen a quadriplegic change a tire? I can't even hold the fucking wheel spanner. Back to my story, we were forced to phone for help. We had to choose between 2 people one was like 60km's away and the other may like 10 km's.

Phoning the person closest would just hang a sword over our head off, “I helped you, now you do this for me” or even the latest “They only know me when they need something”. We ended up phoning the person 60km away cause we knew his help was unconditional and it did not matter to him that we see each very seldom.

So why are people like this now or has it been like this from the beginning of time? As friend's or family members we are supposed to help each other even if that’s the only time we “know” each other. In today's world we need reasons to meet or visit friends or family, in fact we need a reason just to talk to each other.

To me its simple if I help you it's unconditional, so if you help me and you want to spread the word “they only know me when they need something” go fuck yourself and next time just say NO, maybe you will then be satisfied.

It's like the song from Jewel, you can only truly be satisfied with yourself if you give love, cause then you will get love.