I anonymously paid my elderly neighbor's overdue electric bill last month and she spent two weeks trying to figure out who did it, and now I realize my good deed might have made her feel more helpless.
More people experience this than they realize.
Well-intentioned actions can undermine dignity when they don't account for how the recipient experiences receiving help.
“Where Are You with Buddhist merit and the ripple of good action?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.