People these days--I tell ya what!

My goodness!!   In today's society, is everyone so busy doing something that he or she can't take the time to stop and smell the roses, or help someone in need? The reason for these questions is because I was in Joplin the other day and there was a lady at Wal-Mart who slipped and fell right in front of the walk-in entrance. Her beverage went flying and absolutely no body would help her up. If anyone has ever fallen or even tripped you know how humiliating it can be.  She was a little older, maybe close to her early 50's and couldn't get up. She needed a helping hand; but no one near her would take three messily steps over to her and ask if she was okay or give her a hand up. I, on the other hand, was behind her a ways and hurried over to help her. The other people walking in, turned and just snickered to themselves like it was some sort of joke. One person even pulled out his phone and started taking pictures. How can someone have the decency to stand there and take a picture of someone who has fallen? This poor lady needed help and no one around her was going to give her anything but a good laugh! What is this world coming too? Can we not take the time to drop what we are doing to help those in need? Are we all really in that big of a hurry? I, personally, don't think so. What I think is that each of us thinks we are too busy talking or texting on our cells to look up or we just don't want to get involved, or even both!

We all were raised differently and with different values, but would one of these people’s mothers be laughing right along with her child or would she be helping the elderly lady up? I like to think she would be helping her up, getting out of that horrible situation and scolding her child for his or her behavior, no matter the age. What would she think if she was the mother to the adult man taking snap shots like a pauperize? I for sure would think she would be embarrassed and outraged. Has our society of mothering children changed that much over the last couple decades? My mom has taught us right from wrong and she would be ashamed if we walked away from someone in need. Even if our mothers didn't teach each one of us  a thing, a grown person can see what is right and what is wrong... so HELLO, do what's right and stop making fools out of yourself!

Thank you for letting me get this off my chest!! :)  Remember stop and smell the roses and no one is in that big of a hurry not to help someone when he/she needs it the most.

Oh and sorry if this offended anyone, I would hope it didn't but just in case!