“You do not have to think that you help your loved one, when you do what he has to do, you mutilate someone when you attend him too much"
Aristotle
is not wrong in saying that virtue lies in moderation. Virtually a virtuous man
is a moderate man. He is hostile to extremism. If we recognize that helping
others is a virtue, we ask what are the two harmful extremes. These two
extremes are carelessness and super-care. Negligence is an imminent danger and
requires no analysis. But how is it that super-care is a danger that must be
avoided? In reality, super-care is as deadly as negligence. When you do what your
loved must do, you deprive him of his duty and the benefits he will derive from
this work. You surely think that you are helping him. You think it's your duty,
as the mother does to her son, but the reality is that you ruin your loved
one's personality because he will become a weak and cowardly person. The
solution is this: We must help others, but without exaggeration. We must let
them get used to doing their duty but under our eyes.