Glossary · Term
To interfere
Doing something for someone who is actually capable of doing it for themselves, or doing it when it is not one's place to do so or when help has not been requested.
In the Foundation's Topics
Sometimes, instead of taking responsibility for our own development, we try to interfere with the development of others; in those cases, instead of learning from others, we want to change them.
Intention is the most complex element for human beings today, because feeling, the idea of goodness, and the other ideas that culture mistakenly passed on to us constantly lead us to try to interfere in the destinies of others.
Sometimes, instead of taking responsibility for our own development, we try to interfere with that of others, and instead of learning from them, we try to change them; in doing so, we distort the educational process, which makes life more complicated.