Helping Others.

Question:

Dear Deepak, I liked very much your article about worrying. I just have one question that may turn to be a whole new topic, but considering what you wrote there, I’d like to ask you – how do we know when we have done all we can to help the people we’re worrying about? Where and who draws that line? Because I feel as if there is always what more to be done – and more and – and this tiny voice inside that’s saying that you haven’t done enough… For example – relatives who are financially bad – very bad – so – do I have to feel guilty about me – having more than them – and do I have to share what I have with them – this is in general I mean. Because I don’t want to feel guilty that I can afford to buy myself something for fun for instance, knowing that they don’t have that chance and thinking that if I gave this money to them instead of buying for me – would be better. Things like these. How and when do we know when if we have done enough? Another situation – a person that is not very healthy – a very close one – you’ve tried to make them look for alternative way to feel better and eventually cure themselves – but they don’t hear, or you know they’re in a bad company – it’s all about adult people – and still they are not able to see it. So, when do we give up on them – figuratively – and hope and trust they’ll be ok? How do we know we have done enough? I’ll appreciate very much if you can help me with this!