Question:
I need to know, if this is right?

I went to our local area Veteran's home with our class to cheer them up, and is it normal for you to be sad when an old man with Alzheimers walks up to and hands you a banana and asks you to take care of it? because it made me sad even though it did not happen to me, but a friend of mine?

Answer: People with AD often mistake people and things for things in their past.Maybe he was giving you a pet puppy in his own mind and felt very happy that your friend would look after the animal...I think anything a person does from the heart accomplishes the desired objective. He surely felt better after giving your friend the banana.And it's normal to feel sad for a person in his shoes.WTG for being compassionate.

Shows you have Heart and the ability to have empathy for the plight of another human being.othing wrong or unmanly for you to feel sad for this old man for its human nature to feel to feel for others. Even if it wasn't you the old man walked up to but your friend who obviously told you-still OK and actually Healthy for he made you aware of the old man and his sad state of now being. Events,situations etc do not have to wittnesses first hand for humans to feel,to react to for where that the case the world would be in a sad shape with hardly any help being given to those in need or desparate plight. I have not seen any whales killed by Japanese or Norwegian Whalers but reading of the accounts By Greenpeace who are there attemting to protect and save the whales I get Angry that this barbaric practice is still occurring and Sad for Whales desparate in their sad plight-anger and sadness both are emotions felt by me but happened to others. Am Glad You Felt for the old man for it syas you are a Caring Individual-exactly what this world needs.