First off, I would like to say that helping and supporting shouldn't come at the cost of a person's dignity. I know very well that the person who gives deserves to be appreciated and respected. And I say that because supporting and helping others is a matter of choice, no one is forced or should be forced into doing it. So, the receiver shouldn't take it for granted but rather appreciate and respect the giver.
But then, while we respect and appreciate the giver, the receiver as well should be respected. I have seen how people give and say words so hurtful that the receiver feels so bad for those words more than they feel bad for the situation they are in. What make a fellow human feel small all because you're in a position to help, why make them regret ever asking you for a thing or receiving something from you. When we talk about helping and giving, we are talking about lifting people up and making a change in their situation, not breaking them and making them feel less of a human all in the name of help and support.
Also, there's the need to address certain people who receive help and act all entitled. Some complain that the giver could have done better, some speak rudely to those assisting them. Like, how... When you can sort it out yourself why ask for help or why receive the help. No one, I repeat no one owes anyone anything. As long as someone is helping and supporting you willingly, then you should be respectful enough to receive it with appreciation.
And about it anyone should trade their dignity for help/support, I would have to say no. Yes, no. But then life can be very somehow at times. I'm not saying it is good, I'm saying certain situations might force you too. And I'm saying that from a personal experience. I once saw a mother pleading, kneeling and running after a man inside the rain so he could help his son who's in urgent need of surgery. This woman needs financial assistance. The man, a very young man at that keeps pushing her away and even hit her once with the umbrella one of his entourage or bodyguards was holding.
Even still, this woman persist. I was pained from where I was watching from. I was also a patient in the hospital as at that time. I really wished or my family could help her. But we were helpless too. Eventually, this man threw an envelope at her and the woman quickly grabbed it so rain wouldn't soil spoil the money inside. Despite all the man did, she was still thanking him. And I can't even blame her for collecting or taking that money, she was doing it for her son, and she's ready to take worse.
So, aside from giving and having compassion on others, how we give also matters. In that woman's case, she cared less, to her it's all about survival. Everyone deserves to be respected, either you're receiving or giving, it should be done in the most respectful manner.
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