The road to hell is paved with good intentions. We’ve all heard the saying. It’s one of those things that gets brushed off as some random comment by someone trying to sound smart. Usually that’s the way it is.
However, taken at face value with no circumstances to base it off of, it makes perfect sense. Does it really matter if you mean to be a good person but act like a jackass? Too often have I seen people get off easy because they meant well by an action, but ended up being a jackass.
Sure, you went to that party to be social and make friends, but ended up making a fool out of yourself. Does that mean I shouldn’t be upset at you for being a dumbass? Oh, but he meant well. He’s really an okay guy.
I’ll go ahead and call bullshit on that one. I don’t care if you went out into the world trying to do the best thing you could. Results speak for themselves. It’s a great thing that you want to be involved with community service, but just because you want to make a difference doesn’t mean you are the best one for the job. I might be mixing arrogance with good intentions, but therein lies the problem.
Do you really want to do the best thing, or do you only think that you are the best one for the job? Take non-profits for instance. It’s a wonderful thing that every NFL player and their mom wants to start up and run their own philanthropy. They mean well, but don’t you think that it would make more sense to simply raise money for someone that knows what they are doing? Would you rather donate to the Ben Roethlisberger foundation*, or the American Red Cross? Thanks for giving a shit about the rest of us Ben, but leave the non-profit work for the non-profit organizations.
*I don’t have anything against Mr. Roethlisberger, and there are many other rich people that have no idea what they are doing.
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