Helping a Cause

You know what I don’t like? When you support people in a cause that is not yours but that you want to promote for absolutely no reason other than kindness and compassion, and people start getting picky and pouty. You used the wrong word, you spelled something incorrectly, don’t you know that this is not the right way to speak about the cause? Don’t you realize that you are harming the cause by not using the precise terminology approved by the in-crowd? Don’t you know that it’s well-meaning people like you who cause the most harm?

I’m not going to say which specific two causes I have in mind but this is such a pig-headed way of going about it. If people want to help when they don’t have to, shut your cake hole and be grateful. Or at least don’t scare them away with your intransigence. Nobody owes you anything.

I understand that it’s impossible to lash out against people who never showed up to stand with you because they are not there. But hitting those who did show up to let off some steam is not good.

Take it in the spirit in which it was offered, is always a great way to go about it. If people reach out in kindness, that should be enough.