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YES, WE ALL NEED TO DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE, IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIFE. FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR GOODNESS IF YOU LET THEM. YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE IF, BECAUSE OF YOUR KINDNESS TO SOMEONE ELSE, IT JEAPORDIZES YOU, IN SOME WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CANT GIVE YOUR RENT MONEY TO YOUR FRIEND TO PAY HER RENT, BECAUSE THEN YOU CANT PAY YOURS, AND YOU'LL LOSE YOUR HOUSE ! YOU MAY FEEL SORRY FOR THE FRIEND, BUT YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE. YOU CANT PUT YOURSELF IN A BAD SITUATION WHILE TRYING TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO YOU, AND NO ONE SHOULD EXPECT IT OF YOU. BUT YOUD BE SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO DO. DON'T BE A DOORMAT. IT SOUNDS HARSH, BUT YOU CANT LET IT HAPPEN. IT MAKES YOU FEEL USED AND DEPRESSED AND NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE. DRAW THE LINE. YOU CAN DO IT IN A CIVILIZED MANNER, BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE. :)
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Yes, even if it is only because it is logically impossible to draw a line nowhere. But any other line-drawing is best kept at a personal level according to one's own preferences and, if it's in the wrong place, should be re-drawn until the purpose for it has disappeared. If it doesn't upset others, it's probably drawn in the wrong place. If it upsets others, it's probably drawn in the wrong place.
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