...Why try??

Have you every met someone that you just wonder to yourself "Why do I keep trying to help this person when they don't even want to help themselves?" yet you continue to try to help them?

Yeah - I'm one of those people. One of those "I'll never give up on you" (ya know, kinda like in the overly dramatic Titantic scene). Sometimes, I hate it. Sometimes, it's rewarding. Most of the time, it's annoying. I like people, I'm a "people person" as they go, I tend to thrive on interaction with other people - in most cases.

In this case, it's a point in time that I've got to learn to walk away and teach myself that people aren't going to accept help if they won't help themselves. In the life I live there are a LOT of people who just don't get what it is to just enjoy life, live life to the fullest, be happy, and appreciate the things they DO have instead of the things that they DON'T have. I try to help these people who focus on the negative, I try to help them see the positive and remind them that they do have a lot to be thankful for, a lot to be happy about, and that some days are hard but there is always the next day and that - if they let it - it CAN be better than the bad day they had today.

I just really wonder if some people are "worth" focusing so much time on. Even with all this wondering, all this curiosity, and annoyance on the whole subject.. I still do it. I still try. I still care. I'll keep going, keep trying, and keep doing until I can no longer help.