The last mile

Sometimes, we get too involved with people. The empathy becomes so grave that the identification with another person becomes too much to handle.

I realized this week that no matter how hard we try to help others, we can only do so much. What is crucial is their decision to help themselves.

It is like throwing a lifevest to a drowning person. It's still her call to grab it or do nothing and end up drowning.

As for me, I can only be messianic up to a certain point.

It's good that I know that now.