Fred Rogers: Quote from

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world."

I read this quote from one of the facebook shares from my friend xxxxx. I could not resist to write down my thoughts on the same. First of all I would like to start with a full disclosure that I have not watched Fred Rogers and his shows, neither have I ever read his book. My views are restricted to my understanding of this quote only.

As a child it is natural to get scared, it is so natural to find a support. Sometimes you get it and sometimes you dont. When you get that support, from a helper you feel very soothing and comfortable. My take on the statement which followed was quite different though. The words 'look for the helpers' struck me on a different note. I may be a party pooper while saying that looking for helpers is not what I was meant for. Never I believed that I need some help. Well that statement will be exaggeration, I believed that I may need help but I considered myself as the helper rather than someone else that I should be looking for. My dad trained me well. What to think and how to make myself strong. If I am the one who is strong and even in case of disastrous times I will stay strong. I will be the person who may be found by the 'young Fred' who were looking for help. 

On the flip side I feel uncomfortable while admitting that I will not be having any helpers around in the need. Yes there are so many people in the world who care. They care beyond boundaries of color, religion, country. Unless there are more of those I may not be able to find the help that I am looking for. If there are these people why am I feeling so uncomfortable? I am borne strong and I live strong. I play hard and I sleep hard. I have passion to be the person to help others. But do I have to be so uncomfortable? What am I missing? Is it the case that I expect more people like me to be present? do I expect that everyone should be like me? do I no trust others to help me?
-Man