Zora Neale Hurston’s quote, “If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding” is a powerful statement. I can understand the feelings behind this statement from my own experiences in life because I am the kind of person that enjoys helping others. I think that the world needs caring people, but she is correct, as far as I am concerned, that in the process of caring and helping we make it easy for others that do not feel this way to take advantage of our kindness. Many times caring people give too much of their time and energy to the people they love and not enough energy and time to take care of themselves.
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