A Philosophical Question

I have a true philosophical morality question for the holy ones of goodness, the self-appointed guardians of the down trotted, the weak, the vulnerable, and those who are unable or unwilling to defend themselves. It is admirable that you wish to protect them all and put coins in their pockets and food in all of their mouths. HOW IS THE BEST WAY TO HELP THESE UNFORNTATE SOULS? I submit the following controversial idea as an honest truthful and best way. IF you truly seek to aid everyone that suffers in the world, you will only weaken yourself and them. You weaken yourself by expending valuable resources such as time, money, and energy that could be put to better use and challenges. You weaken them by not allowing them to be active participants in their struggles and challenges, which is teaching them to be victims. They gain the mind-frame of learned helplessness because when one steps in and fights their battles, overcomes their struggles and conflicts for them; this mere action of kindness really communicates to them that they are incapable of handling the struggles and conflicts that come with living life and need someone else to do it for them.

I feel if you truly care for others, then dispense with pity and sacrifice and recognize the value in letting them fight their own battles, so that when they triumph, they will be even stronger for the victory, and if they fail, they learn a valuable lesson in how to succeed next time. It is the internal struggles when fought and won on their own, that yield the strongest rewards.

When you fight for them, you are stealing that struggle from them, cheapening it, so they can’t appreciate what you have done. It also teaches them that they are unable to stand for themselves and that they require someone to face their challenges for them and fight their battles. I truly believe that it is not kindness that is being shown when of the down trotted, the weak, the vulnerable, and those who are unable or unwilling to defend themselves are protected and their battles fought for them all, and coins are put in their pockets, but a cruelty, for they are being set up and taught to be a victims for the rest of their lives.

To truly help them and empower them, it is best to teach them to farm, fish, and hunt so they can feed themselves, teach them how to fight and defend themselves so they will be able to protect themselves, their loved ones and their community, and teach them the art of diplomacy and negotiations to avoid conflict and de-escalate situations. To me taking the time to do THAT is true acts of kindness that ACTUALLY helps them and teaches self reliance. What are your thoughts??