Those stupid squeaky wheels

So, today I had a thought that sort of put into words how I feel about a certain subject.  It probably sounds lame, but it was a mini light bulb moment for me. 

You know the saying "The squeaky wheel gets the grease/ oil."?  Well today I was thinking about all the instances in my life where I may have complained a little about things that weren't fair that I had to go through.  But I stopped complaining and plowed through and dealt with the situation.  At least to the best of my abilities.  And then I started thinking about al the people I've come across in my life who were or are "Squeaky wheels".  They whine and complain and then someone jumps in and helps them.  And I've been jealous of those people because they get help. 

But you know what the problem is with squeaky wheel people?  They learn to whine and complain and get their way and then when they can't get help, they might not know how to deal with the situation on their own.  And then the situation, whatever it may be, could possibly get worse or even blow up in their face.  So in the short term it may be really convenient to be that kind of person, in the long run it could be pretty bad.