Help a brother out

so i’m watching MacGyver, and in this one scene, MacGyver is stumbling around under the influence of a truth serum that will kill him in 6 hours.

he’s falling down, and needs help. a lady spots him and recognizes him from earlier, because Mac saw her fishing and she wasn’t having any luck. he recommended using a gum wrapper, to introduce some reflection.

the lady defends him, when her friend calls him a drunk, and nobody to help. she says he’s alright, he means no harm, he helped her catch the fish (they had a bunch), no strings attached.

so she goes to help him. and her other friend stops her, and tells her she doesn’t need the additional trouble, she has enough problems already, she’s a runaway, after all (gee, i wonder if Mac will help here, i’ll just have to keep watching!).

she insists on go helping him, AGAINST all her friends advice, because it is the RIGHT THING.

can you all let that sink in for a moment? i’m not telling you how to live your lives, i’m just suggesting if you ask more questions, and consider those around you in life, instead of bumping into them while walking and texting on your phone, maybe you’d save MacGyver.

or maybe you’ll save some insignificant speck of a human.

the thing to remember is, while they may be insignificant in the grand scheme, they’re pretty damned important, to themselves.

so… if you see someone who needs help; maybe consider helping them? asking if they need or would like your help? you could be saving MacGyver.

these are the morals i was raised on, and i find it astonishing how many people tell me to just take the easy route and not rock the boat.

what are our morals, now?