40+ Times Throughout History People Tried to Do Kind Things Only to Have Them Backfire Massively

Here’s another “choosy beggar” sort of a story. If one of your classmates was taking time out of their schedule every week in order to help you with a class that you were struggling with, the sensible thing would be to show that person endless gratitude for their kindness.

What is far less sensible and a lot more ridiculous is deciding that you are entitled to that time, so that if ever they miss their appointment, you go around telling everyone that they “can’t be trusted.” It seems to me like that’s a really fast way to lose your free French tutoring.