Have you ever done something really nice for someone expecting to be appreciated in the best way ever, only for them to repay with ingratitude? It can be extremely annoying when you go out of your way to please someone and they show no sign of appreciation, to worsen the case they might even make you feel guilty because you didn't do enough. One of the worst people to ever deal with is entitled people. Entitled people are those who feel they deserve special treatment. Those who feel they have rights or privileges over something that they did not work for. These people will always repay your kind gestures with ingratitude. They think that they deserve all that you do for them, so they won't see any harm in expecting more.
The big question is; Should you stop helping the needy because of your past experiences with ungrateful people? No! That shouldn't stop you from doing good. No one knows tomorrow. You might be in that position in the future, so just do good and expect nothing in return. However, you shouldn't let people take advantage of your good heart. When it comes to ungrateful people, give them what they deserve.
MY EXPERIENCE
After I graduated from secondary school, I lost connections with so many of my friends. I thought we would remain friends forever, but life has an interesting way of pulling its strings. I didn't lose connection with everyone, I kept my circle small and still retained a connection with a few friends. One day, this guy (one of my friends) messaged me and asked me to borrow him 50 thousand naira. He was one of my best friends in high school. We've done so many awesome things together. He's from a decent home, so I thought he'd have no problem returning the money. I remember that he borrowed the money on my birthday, February 14, and he promised to return it in exactly a month- March 14. At that point, I didn't need the money, so I sent it to him.
We continued with our lives. He invested the money into his project, while I took on a teaching job in a private school. March 14 swiped in and I was so happy that I would be getting my money back. I did not want to sound rude, so I waited for him to send it instead of asking for it. March 14 passed and I didn't receive the credit alert. This guy didn't message nor did he call me. I waited two more days, and when I didn't get any response from him, I reached out to him on WhatsApp. He replied almost immediately and said that he'd send my money unfailingly the next day. The same thing happened the next day. Then it went on and on and on till I got frustrated. I composed a very long message and sent it to him. I explained to him how I needed the money badly and I pleaded with him to return it as soon as possible. His reply shocked him, in his defense, he said; you shouldn't do like this to your friends. We have known each other for more than 6 years. Like, why didn't you bring this up when you borrowed the money? Now it's time to return, you are telling stories. I didn't get the money back until I informed his elder brother.
As I said earlier, don't stop doing good just because of your ugly experiences with ungrateful people. You just have to be careful and not let them take advantage of your kind heart.
It's just very funny what some do, when they want to borrow money, they will be doing like a good person but give them and wait till when they ought to return it, you'll start hearing different stories of all sort.
Exactly o! That’s when they see you as a bad person.
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This kind of friendship is very complicated, what a pity that your bonds were shaken in this way because of some money, which he could very well have returned to you.
In the most complicated moment, you were there to help, the least was for him to return your money on the agreed date.
😂 😂 There's no story when they're asking, it's when it's time to return it that they'll be story.
Hehe. Silly people.😂😂😂
Well, I would never lend this much money to any of my friend. It is OK for low amounts as you can ignore if they are not returning it.
But if it is a large amount of money then you might have to say bye to your friendship sometimes.
Yeah! That’s right. I wouldn’t have lended him if he wasn’t my close friend.
Yay! 🤗
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