From: Randall Parker 

In <39058cff{at}w3.nls.net>, note these cogitations from
richhong{at}hawksci.com Richard Hong:
> >> I can tell you that it is often not at all rewarding (even
the opposite)
>
> Randall,
>
> If it isn't rewarding, then you don't get it.  The reward doesn't come
> externally.
>
> Rich

Perhaps I wasn't clear: I've helped a number of people who continued to
screw up their lives even as various forms of assistance were rendered.
What wasn't rewarding was the fact that my help made nothing any better and
in many cases just enabled behavior destructive of self and others.

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