I just wrote this in an email to a friend and thought it was a good general observation:
One interesting thing I've noticed is that I've seen a definite increase in people needing something from me. Tonight I'm helping a tai chi teacher with his class and possibly helping a gal at work with something she volunteered to do for my boss' board of education campaign. Then there's said boss' request for more help, which since I already said I'd help I will do probably this weekend. That, plus - taking care of a friend's cats while she was sick, and another friend who wants to rent my basement but hasn't yet (boyfriend is lobbying hard) - and the general request that people donate to this or that disaster relief... well, I just think it's interesting. Is it always like this and I'm only just established as a dependable member of society or is it a current wave of need?
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Current wave of need. No reflection on your dependability, except that people you know are asking you because they trust you. Socially, the requests for relief of organizations are taking a advantage of the wave of "oh, the poor things need help!" to stuff their coffers. Usually, their requests go unnoticed.
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