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logos gave you the means to see it—that a given person would act a given
way—but you paid no attention. And now you’re astonished that he’s gone
and done it. So when you call someone “untrustworthy” or “ungrateful,”
turn the reproach on yourself. It was you who did wrong. By assuming that
someone with those traits deserved your trust. Or by doing them a favor and
expecting something in return, instead of looking to the action itself for
your reward. What else did you expect from helping someone out? Isn’t it
enough that you’ve done what your nature demands? You want a salary for
it too? As if your eyes expected a reward for seeing, or your feet for
walking. That’s what they were made for. By doing what they were
designed to do, they’re performing their function. Whereas humans were
made to help others. And when we do help others—or help them to do
something—we’re doing what we were designed for. We perform our
function.