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Question
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
Its human to help others. Here the statement tells us that ____________________________.
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Solution
But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
It's human to help others. Here the statement tells us that when we come across a person who is in trouble, we must not look away and instead do our best to help him out of the situation.
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