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Old 07-19-2007, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ken nubo View Post
If you encounter a low status person, don't bother trying to help them. Let them be miserable, those sad, sad creatures. I tried helping one or two, but they just try to drag you down.
Isn't one or two too small of a sample size to make a broad sweeping generalization?

Maybe you invested too much in trying to help the one or two person you tried to help. Maybe there are ways to help them in small ways while limiting your exposure to them and without getting dragged down to their level.

Last edited by seeker5; 07-19-2007 at 11:48 AM.
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