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ive come to notice that the remark "i will pray for you" is simply a feeble substitute for actual help. it makes you satisfied, thinking that you have helped when really, you have not done a thing.
the things we say to stave off guilt.
[edit] - thanks for the response, folks =) but i must disagree. i understand your stand when you say that the prayer is the best form of help. however, i do not agree that it is the best form of help. imagine someone you love being sick. you have the option of sending the person to the doctor OR you can pray for him/her. so you pray day and night, waiting for a miracle to happen. its hardly the way to do things, my dears. the point i am making, is that praying, itself being so convenient, is often abused by people, knowingly or otherwise. its an easy way out! why PRAY when you can actually go out there and offer REAL help? sure, praying causes miracles to happen but at the end of the day, when an old woman falls, it is not praying that will help her get up, but a helping hand.
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im not doubting your actual praying, my dear. and that sounded really bad cuz it was as if you are praying to prove something ;P anyways, my pt is above (read edit).. ever looked at things from another perspective? =) just a thought.
yes i do know your pt in the first placec! note that i am talking abt pple who only pray and do not help when they CAN help yeah? =P arrrrggghhh. why so defensive? -pulls out hair in frustration-
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