Everyone Must One Day Stand On Their Own Two Feet
Helping others too much hurts you and them
There is something in human nature that makes us want to help others. If we see a stranger fall, we immediately rush over to help them.
Little children would bring home a lost kitten or puppy, and want to keep it, to love and care for it.
All of us want to help those who are in need, especially our families, friends, and acquaintances.
We help strangers when we give to charities.
Is it possible for us to help too much?
Everyone has to learn to stand on their own two feet at some point. If you keep helping someone who makes no effort to help himself, you are hurting yourself and him.
You hurt yourself because it becomes a burden to you, and you hurt him because you deprive him of the joy and pride of accomplishment.
Sometimes tough action needs to be taken to push someone to help himself.
Here are a few ways in which we hurt ourselves and others by helping too much.
- An adult child living with their parents
