Some people feel good about helping others, and they do so often. They do not realize that their good deeds have a second agenda. They want to be appreciated.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.
I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.
The fact that we see some people doing what appears to be good civic-minded deeds may be because that is their true intention, and it may be that that is their best way to hold onto power in a setting where they have to depend on a lot of people.
The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.
People are so selfish. Those you help are the ones who turn against you.
Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.
So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts.
I find that once you start helping others, it makes you feel better about yourself. It helps you figure out what you want to do with your own life.
When you're doing a job that benefits other people, it's easy to assume that they feel conscious of the fact that you're doing this work - that they should feel grateful, and that they should and do feel guilty about not helping you.
A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.
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