12-14-2011, 11:37 AM
(12-09-2011, 01:04 PM)Ruth Wrote: Diana - If I see someone starving I would offer them food. If I see someone homeless, I might offer them shelter. Someone with no heat? I might offer to pay their bill. They still must choose to accept my help, or not. So I have not violated their free will by offering my help.
As for an attack - I once actually stepped between two co-workers who were fighting verbally. A male & a female. He was taking an agressive posture, they were both verbally violent, then she slapped him, and I feared that things would escalate. I didn't think about it, I just stepped in and looked the man in the eyes and asked him, "do you really want to continue with this?" He left the office. Do you think I violated anyone's free will in that situation?
Light and love.
Yeh I can't stop myself from stepping in. Has gotten me into trouble a few times with drunks, have also been hit in the face side on trying to protect a drunk guy getting attacked by 10 guys. It worked though once I got hit and still just stood there blocking them they walked of, guy didn't even thank me he just stumbled off.