Helping others

Sometimes we can see that it takes a very wise man to do good works without danger of doing incalculable harm

A highly developed man might know who to relieve of pain and who to leave in the mire

Because the mire is their best teacher

Poor people will tell anyone who is able to win their confidence that disastrous mistakes are made by those who come from different classes or backgrounds and endeavor to help them

Kindness and gentle treatment will sometimes bring out the worst qualities of a man or woman who has led a fairly presentable life when kept down by pain and despair

None of us know the darkness which lurks in the depths of our own natures until some strange and unfamiliar experience rouses the whole being into action

As soon as one begins to understand what a friend and teacher pain can be, thinking man must be appalled before the mysterious problem of human life

And though he may long to do good works, equally dreads to do them wrongly until he has himself acquired greater power and knowledge.

Indeed so

The above is from an old nineteenth text and while not politically correct today is thought provoking