A fable

There was a certain person, we will call him Sam, who liked to help people.
He wanted to help everyone with with problems, be they big or small,
so he fixed his friends' issues, starting work on them one by one.
Darrell needed to get into college, while Suzie needed self esteem.
Lauren needed a shoulder to cry on, while Craig needed a lot of money.
He became popular with this talent, and his reputation grew and grew.
The list of friends and needs grew so big, that they collapsed on Sam one day.
The stack of papers fell on him, taking his drive away.
"I just wanted to help people!" He cried, "But I can't fix it all!"
Maybe it's not my job to fix their problems after all.
Then he realized something that he'd previously ignored.
He would had to deal with his own issues before addressing any more.