Being Harmless: Being Helpful
One of the best bits of wisdom offered in the TV show, 7th Heaven, is it is sometimes better to be harmless than helpful. Often when we try to be helpful, we inadvertently make things worse for those we are trying to help. Take, for example, someone who has suffered a great loss. Our immediate impulse is to offer what we think are kind words of support and encouragement and to rush in, without being asked, with what we think the person needs, such as food and financial assist
