DEAR ABBY

2009-01-09 / Advice & Entertainment

Empathy stymies student's desire to help others
JEANNE PHILLIPS
DEAR ABBY: I am a 21-yearold man in college. I am training for a profession I will love, and I know my future will be very bright. I would like to volunteer at a soup kitchen or do something for the poor. I have done turkey drives and food drives before, but never worked directly with the people I'm trying to help.


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