You Won't Help Me, But You Want My Help??? Come Again!?

Whatever happened to the good ole days when people actually helped other people?!! Is it just me or does everyone have a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality. Everyone wants help, but no one willing to give help.


This is one of those things that I keep running into time and time again. There are still a very few that are willing to help their fellow sisters and brothers, then there are the one's who will help you, but make sure you realize how much of a burden it is that they are helping you. I am really baffled by this phenomena.


Everyone expects you to make it, but no one will lend a helping hand. It is almost as if you have to create your own success story. When you create it the very people who wouldn't help you or felt burdened by doing so will be the same ones trying to be in the lime light sharing center stage with you. This is a crazy!! I can't pretend like I have not been in one of these categories before, but let me preface that by saying there is a difference between people who want you to do everything for them and people who genuinely need a little help so that they can do for themselves.


I fall in the category of people who genuinely need help. Yet, everywhere I turn it seems to come from the people I least expect it. The one's I do expect help from, my family and close friends, seem caught up in their own world and too busy to assist. Guarantee you, when I get that law degree people are going to want free legal counsel. *Le sigh*


What happened to the barter system in the Black community?! You do a service for me, I do a service for you. Now, it's all about money and every one is trying to get paid. Little do these people know you can't take money to the grave and you make more friends and money by offering services for free than you do charging ridiculous amounts of money in a recession!



I'm one of those women who plan to earn my first million by 30, but not at the expense of ripping my people off. I rather not sale my soul to gain the riches of the world.


I wonder where those few men and women, regardless of race, that believe in this barter system. That believe in collective service sharing and building businesses together. IF you are one of those people, let me know. It's time to start a revolution and only those who believe in communal success need to put on their boots and prepare to take over the world.


We need to go back to the day where people knew how to get by on a little to gain a lot. Somehow the mentality of young professionals are so corrupt by the fallacy of riches in today's society that most of them will end up poor. Poor in their pocket, soul, heart, or mind. The definition of community is dwindling and we need to save it if we are to prosper and improve the lives of those closest to us.


I know I'm ready to build an empire. The question is: Are you?