Selfishness and evil

[hannes]

That’s a nice way of looking at it.

[crusher]

@the_bear

“Helpin’ Hand”

Short Country Ballad

(Verse 1)

Walked out the gym, sore to the bone,

Heard a voice cryin’, scared and alone.

A woman was trapped, deep in the ground,

While folks passed by, never turned around.

(Chorus)

Where’s the heart this world once had?

A young man shrugged, said, “That sounds bad.”

But me and an old man, we made a stand,

Pulled her out with grit and a helpin’ hand.

(Verse 2)

Used a crate and a shirt, worked slow and sure,

She climbed out shakin’, but she was secure.

While others turned cold, we did what we could,

Ain’t always easy — just always good.

(Final Chorus)

When the world walks by, you still can stand,

Be the one who gives a helpin’ hand.

No glory, no plan… just do what you can —

‘Cause the world still needs a helpin’ hand.

The irony being that i feel happy today but do take on board that maybe, yes something could have gone very wrong. If she’s slipped from our not so sturdy hands she might have fell and drowned in s h i t e and me and the tough old coot got sued. Interesting thread anyway.

[BrownBeard]

You did a good thing, if there were more people who help strangers in need, the world would be much better place.

You said her face was covered with shit, so it wasn’t like she was in it only up to her waist or so, right?

[crusher]

She was panicking in and I got it all over too ut I think ity drainage water not feaeces. She was as having a fit. It was up to her waste. I think she was mentally unstable or just in panic. I was telling her to look at me too.like look up not down

Here

[Brendon]

Not really the main point, but … had the drain cover been removed and left open, and she just walked into it? It’s possible but seems a bit unlikely. Maybe she had dropped something down there?

[crusher]

@crusher

Okay so this is the story for today I’m coming out of the gym inext to the court. I’m Pretty tired you know strolling along going to my bike thinking to myself I’m pretty overdone it today yeah I have over trained oh well someone coming i hear noise and as I turn around and I see two nice looking old people talking to the ground and I see one young man there ,and then I see some hands coming out the drainage cover which is open just hands waving. Most people just walking around trying to ignore this and then I have something like screaming and hear screamingtil.so I walk over to that hole whatever you call it not a pothole you know where to get into the sewer with that metal plate on
I said that I was going on and I pointed
and I look down and there’s a middle-aged woman well I think she was I couldn’t really tell as she had s*** all over her face in a panic waving for people to help so I said to the young guy ‘She fell in there he said yeah so I said well we need to go out and why don’t we just get a raincoat or something from a bikes and hook one under each arm until we can go to the level where she can maybe able to put herself out. He said don’t touch her we’ve reported it and then the police will do it when they come and then he won’t talk about it more.Quite unbelievable at least if you’re not going to do anything why would you walk off and it was an area where cars could run right by forearms how to use that it was on a just on the green pedestrian walking way but cars are coming out there all the time all the time because you know they don’t follow the rules and specially not some motorcycles but anyway he just hsaid okay if you touch her and you case you’ll get sued by her if you say okay okay he just cut off a fast walking place disappeared and went to the gym. Anybody old man and the old man said and the woman said you have any to help her that’s okay I’m going to put a while I was trying to tell her to stop screaming I’ dodo a squat movement and squat down and get my arms under try and get my arms as far as I could have done so I got we got a piece of wood and put the jacket right now and put a piece of wood under our arms and told her to grab that tightly and I’ll single hadedlefly do pull her out the old guy triend to help but I told him don’t asI mean he was not just an llI mean I’m old but he was just fragile old. I guess it was going to be a bit of an exertion for me since I just since it’s just finished thoughts. But anyway I was more shocked leg workeout. The young guyaying oh if you get serious your phone and he just quickly ran away and he was about 28 years old and obviously worked out. I couldn’t understand how people can be so selfish sorry for okay he’s cool to he he said he did anyway he called the emergency services I couldn’t hear any sirens or anything and he just decided to disappear and I thought well if I if I get sued then whatever I’m not going to let some mental age women leave her in the in the sewage pit anyway I will manage to get heroutout the the old one that’s to wait for the police and on my scooter on the way home my mind was kind of blank and all I could think of was ah Taiwan what the f***

I’m let with my protein shake now

Yeah she dropped something. Wow smart that explains why she was covered top to bottom.

[Mr_PBH]

Maybe she lost her shit.

[ALL_DAY]

marbles…

[bojack]

Good on you. You’re probably a better neighbor than people know or, and I hate to say it, deserve. Anyway, well done.

[crusher]

I was walking in heavy rain in New Taipei a few days ago, as I lost my umbrella. A car stopped a man got out and gave me an umbrella. That was that. I was in a good mood all day after that.

[TT]

Do you look probably Chinese?

[DKaoshuing]

@TT

Do you look probably Chinese?

I do not (look Japanese) and get offers like that (often me not using one in light rain, Taiwanese tend use umbrellas even with a few drops of rain). Recently offered free betel nut, in this case maybe I look Chinese to them. (and Cigs in Italy from young adults , that are surprised I do not smoke)

[Dravanvaru]

@crusher

I was walking in heavy rain in New Taipei a few days ago, as I lost my umbrella. A car stopped a man got out and gave me an umbrella. That was that. I was in a good mood all day after that.

Given your gallantry not yet three weeks past, be there another man more deserving to be gifted an umbrella thus? It sounds like karma.

I moot that this thread be renamed Selflessness and Good.

[volv1992]

@DKaoshuing

I do not (look Japanese) and get offers like that (often me not using one in light rain, Taiwanese tend use umbrellas even with a few drops of rain). Recently offered free betel nut, in this case maybe I look Chinese to them. (and Cigs in Italy from young adults , that are surprised I do not smoke)

Nice!

All I get are sneers and accusations

[tempogain]

Someone gave me an umbrella once at the MRT station with a torrential rain coming down. They said they were headed to the airport.

[DKaoshuing]

@volv1992

@DKaoshuing

I do not (look Japanese) and get offers like that (often me not using one in light rain, Taiwanese tend use umbrellas even with a few drops of rain). Recently offered free betel nut, in this case maybe I look Chinese to them. (and Cigs in Italy from young adults , that are surprised I do not smoke)

Nice!

All I get are sneers and accusations

accusations? that is bad.
Sneers: Seems like Finland but maybe just the common face people have (and in fact a happy person)

[Brianjones]

I think Japanese and French probably get the best treatment from Taiwanese these days.

[Brianjones]

@Mr_PBH

Maybe she lost her shit.

She was up Shit Creek without a Paddle until a hero came to save her. We shall name him Shitero!
@crusher

[Mr_PBH]

Sound Japanese— so it fits!

[crusher]

@Brianjones

I think Japanese and French probably get the best treatment from Taiwanese these days.

Yes I agree , I think Germans are pretty popular too. When was the last time s German broke the law in Taiwan.