Yeah. I have learned, though, that sometimes there are reasons why someone doesn't accept a helping hand. For ex.: 1.) they're just independent cusses; 2.) they think YOU think they're less than fully independent, and they can't stand this idea; 3.) they're simply too preoccupied with other things to notice either the helping hand, and/or to bother to show appreciation. And then again--sometimes it's that they're just plain rude!