Mood: torn
Listening to: customers whining
Why is it that some people seem so impervious to help? I know that I am/have been guilty of this as well but in some way that seems to be different. Why phone a helpline only to refuse the help that is offered to you? Do the Samaritans recieve calls from people that then refuse to speak? What would they do if they did? Would it be the usual "If I do not hear a human voice within 10 seconds I will disconnect the call." What if a lonely mute person phoned the Samaritans just to hear a human voice because they were struggling with a terrible depression. The hard working and wonderful volunteers at the Samaritans would have no choice but to keep the line open just in case the caller decided to speak. Either that or would they have to disconnect the call so that other needy folk could ring through? It's certainly a conundrum and one that I am glad that I don't have to answer. The people that phone me generally cant stop speaking for more than a second or two to draw breath before launching into another tirade of problems. It's nice to feel needed. Ahh such is life!
