Hell I'm not saying jump in with out any preperation. That would be silly but the very fact that this thread was posted at all implies a degree of preperation does it not!

One thing that I am saying is that responsibility lies entirely with the individual right from the start. We make choices, good or bad, and we deal with any consequenses which in turn leads to more choice making and as long as a decision is "choicefull" we can't moan about the consequemses. ie the obese guy, the drunk or what ever.

I personally think that helping someone less fortunate than yourself should not be a matter of concious thought but a daily bi-product of the way we live our lives. or perhaps I'm just an idealist.