To help or not to help?
A couple of months back, one of the cleaner at my area approached my father and asked for help. I know this sounds fishy. In fact, it is. My father is very friendly and he would greet these people and chat for a few minutes before going home. He would tell them to search for things like wood, etc and later gave them some tips.
One day, this cleaner, A, wanted my father to apply a handphone line for him. He said that he would pay my father. That very night my father asked for my opinion. With no hesitation, I shook my head and said ‘NO, NO, NO!’. I told him that we cannot be sure that he’ll be work here for long. Furthermore, the line will be registered under my father’s name and my father will have to bear all cost if A would run away and return to his hometown. I also told my father to ‘lie’ to him. My poor father had to tell him that he used his name to apply a maximum of 4 lines already. I felt bad teaching my father to lie. I myself have a problem lying. I usually couldn’t because it will really show in my facial expression.
And true enough, about less than 2 weeks ago, his employer sent him and a few other cleaners back to their hometown. Then, my mom said that we’re lucky we didn’t apply for him. I think if my father didn’t ask me that time, he’ll be in deep trouble right now!
The lesson is I will never ever apply a handphone line for other people other than myself. I can only trust my mom and dad. To tell you the truth, I don’t even trust my other family members to use my name that way. It concerns money and if anything goes wrong, the relationship will turn sour. I wouldn’t want that to happen in my family. I’ve seen it many times. It’s getting tiresome. I also know that some irresponsible people took advantage of their aged parents to apply for a handphone line. And after a few months, they disappear, leaving their poor parents to pay for their outstanding bills. Bad huh? I totally despise these kind of people.
Now, why can't problem sometimes arise without the presence of $$?
One day, this cleaner, A, wanted my father to apply a handphone line for him. He said that he would pay my father. That very night my father asked for my opinion. With no hesitation, I shook my head and said ‘NO, NO, NO!’. I told him that we cannot be sure that he’ll be work here for long. Furthermore, the line will be registered under my father’s name and my father will have to bear all cost if A would run away and return to his hometown. I also told my father to ‘lie’ to him. My poor father had to tell him that he used his name to apply a maximum of 4 lines already. I felt bad teaching my father to lie. I myself have a problem lying. I usually couldn’t because it will really show in my facial expression.
And true enough, about less than 2 weeks ago, his employer sent him and a few other cleaners back to their hometown. Then, my mom said that we’re lucky we didn’t apply for him. I think if my father didn’t ask me that time, he’ll be in deep trouble right now!
The lesson is I will never ever apply a handphone line for other people other than myself. I can only trust my mom and dad. To tell you the truth, I don’t even trust my other family members to use my name that way. It concerns money and if anything goes wrong, the relationship will turn sour. I wouldn’t want that to happen in my family. I’ve seen it many times. It’s getting tiresome. I also know that some irresponsible people took advantage of their aged parents to apply for a handphone line. And after a few months, they disappear, leaving their poor parents to pay for their outstanding bills. Bad huh? I totally despise these kind of people.
Now, why can't problem sometimes arise without the presence of $$?
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