Give Generously

I like giving blood. I don't mean that in the sense of masochistic delight in being poked with a needle repeatedly until they find my "deep veins" (even if it is done by a nurse), but it gives me a certain satisfaction knowing that I'm doing my bit for society. Being prone to the odd bout of warm and fuzzies (or guilt), I like to think of myself as a donor. It's been long enough since I was overseas, so it's time.
I like to give irregularly (when I think about it), I have nominated my organs, too, for some other poor sod when I shuffle off this mortal coil - I'll have finished using my bits, so someone can take whatever the vultures leave behind. I give to charities when it's convenient for me - like buying a useless trinket at an exorbitant price, occasionally emptying my pocket of loose silver, collecting receipts for tax purposes. I'm trying to get the band into donation receiver status so that I can buy my own equipment as a tax loss.
It's just the way I am - always thinking of others.
Why is it that I am constantly surrounded by those who couldn't give a rat's? Seriously, if cleaning up after the little pigs in the office kitchen isn't enough, you'd think that someone would have noticed that I'm re-supplying the breath mints from my personal stash - especially when I've gone off on holidays. There's been no indication of thanks, or appreciation for doing something for them. I don't expect it, mind you, but some token of their esteem in the form of doing as I do would go down a treat. I'd like to see the kitchen clean when I go in, not only as I leave it.
Do I expect too much out of people? I blame society. Everyone else does. I mean, what sort of social system are we building when little old ladies are constantly walking across the street unaided? Call me old-fashioned, but where are we going from there? I read De Bono's religion book, and thought "Great, that's for me", and since then I've thought "Hang on, why do we need to put this sort of thing in a book - why isn't everyone just doing it?" He had to justify the religion in terms of how it can raise the self-esteem of the individual. It would be a hard sell to say that the individual becomes a better person (not just feels like one). I weep for the future of humanity. I truly do.
Are people intentionally ignoring situations where they could lend a hand? Are they trained (by society) to not see people in need - like an invisible, untouchable lower class? Or do they intentionally avoid getting involved? They see the problem, they understand how they could help, but choose consciously not to.
That scares me.
Worse, it appals me that that is the society I live in. Worse still is that getting involved becomes some form of self-ostracism. You set yourself apart by helping, by sticking your hand up. That goes to politics especially. Who'd want to be a politician? "The People" elect you, and then complain bitterly about everything you do, come up with no ideas on how to do it better, refuse to do it themselves, and gratefully re-elect you so that they can do it all over again. Sometimes they replace you with the person who can both rubbish you and want to be rubbished in return (attention seekers). No wonder the country is going down the tubes. Then "the Media" - another faceless entity that refuses to do anything for itself, but sits back and watches people in trouble, flaunts your human frailties from a long distance, for the purposes of entertainment and money-making (better ratings means bigger advertising), and ensures that no-one gets too involved in their society, as all such people are exposed as similarly flawed.
What a vicious circle.

I'm going to have to find a way to calm down so that my blood pressure isn't too high when I go to give blood in an hour or two.