sometimes I hate that I care about people too much

I'm not a religious person nor do i follow a religion. I think they are all corrupt and have been used (still being used) as a tool to oppress people. However, I do pray for others. I'm walking down the street and I see someone in need. I have the strongest urge to give them a dollar or some food. Yesterday, I saw someone asking for some money. He claimed it was for "food." I went to a local subways restaurant and bought a sandwich for him. Dude started complaining that it had mayonnaise when I gave it to him. So he didn't want the sandwich. Even with that, I had the urge to pray that this person gets the helps he needs to get off the streets. It annoys me that I care for people that don't deserve shit.

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WhateverWorks · 36-40

I feel you. All you can do is go about your life doing nonchalant, good things without expectation. People have problems. They may not react the way we feel they should.

Sometimes what we have to offer isn’t the support people need or want. I’m inclined to agree that if they want money for food because they’re hungry they would take the sandwich. At the same time, i’ve been homeless. When you’re already at rock bottom there’s something additionally dehumanizing about the way people feel your desperation should render you grateful for whatever you get and have no small preferences or desires. You’re just kind of a burden, an animal unworthy of personhood.