Pisssst!...., Hey you… you want to hear something that THEY want tell you. Come closer, closer stop! (Clearing my throat) this is going to be shocking, but here goes. They will be alright without you, stupid. Killing yourself to improve someone else’s way of life isn’t helping them it’s hurting them. I know it’s hitting you like a shock from a taser but take heed. So, even after you have run yourself into the ground, carrying their weight and yours, they will still need help from someone else. “If I weren’t holding back because of my parents, I would have given notice long ago” (Kafka 2000). The truth of the matter is that if we neglect the things we want to do to improve everyone else life it’s not helping neither you nor them. Instead of being a helper and provider you become a prop or a handicapper.
“Well, I haven’t abandoned all hope once I’ve saved enough to pay off my parents’ debt to him-that should take another five or six years- I’ll go through with it no matter what” (Kafka 2000). Not only was George hurting his parents by baling them out. He was using the fact that he’s helping his parents to defer his own dreams. Could that be fear of advancement? I think so.. if we let our fears keep us ion or comfort zone how can we advance.
My favorite part of this reading is when the family leaves like “oh well now sports.” “ Leaning back comfortably in their seats, they discussed their future prospects and concluded that, upon closer perused, these were anything but bad; for while they had never actually asked one another for any details, their jobs were all exceedingly advantageous and also promising” (Kafka 2030). I think Kafka proves that if you pull the crutch from under them people will still make due.

I know you are woundering, "what is that a picture of." a couple of years ago i went to this Taser training class not knowing I was going to be the test dummy. Here's the video..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zUJjzOYe98