Posted by bob on April 15, 2000, at 23:51:59
In reply to About helping people..., posted by Racer on April 15, 2000, at 23:27:00
Having been in that sector as well, I must agree with Racer ... there *is* money to be made in non-profits.
Yeah, okay, friends too. A very good friend of mine got a post-doc out here in NYC. Sadly, our schedules kept us out of touch most of the time. Turns out she really isn't a big city person -- the only way she survived was by volunteering. She made some great friends and did a lot of good (for others, but much more for herself).
I.N. -- I'm glad to hear you have a dog! Growing up in blue-collar suburbia, I thought dogs were backyard ornaments as much as companions. Living in Manhattan sure changed that idea quick. If you're a dog person in NYC, you enter an entire subculture -- it's like you've just joined the coolest social club around. Before I got my shepard, I adopted a dog from the ASPCA. She was healthy for 3 days, then died the fifth day I had her. But in that short period of time, I learned more from her about love and compassion than I had from humanity in a long, long time. Back to the social club thing-- in her three healthy days, I met more people than I had in the nine months prior to that, from the moment I moved here. NYC may have a reputation for nasty, distant inhabitants ... but having a dog changes that completely.
It's just amazing how being a dog-owner can bring out the "humanity" in people.
What medication does your doc have you on? C'mon, we're In Need of details! Spill it! There are a TON of knowledgeable folks out here, but we can't work in a vacuum. If we're going to help you through to a better place, we need data, okay?
cheers!
bob
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