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- This article is about the word "help". For The Beatles' album and film, see Help!. For online Help, see online help. For Wikipedia's help pages, see Wikipedia:Help.
Help is a word used to indicate distress or the need for assistance. For example, one may yell "Help!" to a passer-by if a thief tries to rob oneself. Person to person help can come in a variety of forms. Monetary assistance in the form of grants or loans, or scholarships is considered a way to help a person get on their feet in the world. People can lend emotional help in times of depression, educational help in times of ignorance, and physical help to those in need. The elderly and young are the most frequent recipients of help, because they are often most in need.
The Good Samaritan comes from a parable in the Bible, told by Jesus to illustrate the precepts that a person's fitness for eternal life is defined by his or her actions. Many believe that helping others is the surest way towards happiness.
Help is often associated with SOS, the international Morse code distress signal. It consists of three dots, three dashes and three dots (···---···). This is the same as for the letters S, O and S, except that it is sent as one single letter - that is, with the inter-letter spaces converted to inter-element spaces.
Welfare is considered to be help for the unfortunate in life so that they can eventually make their own way in the world. Wealthy countries offer assistance or help to less fortunate countries, a form of international welfare. The UN has a mandate to help the world by preventing war, famine, and disease through multilateral dialogues.
See also: call for help