tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post5392504078455231269..comments2024-02-10T03:47:18.178-05:00Comments on LifeWithKnowledge: Good Ain't Good, If It Ain't Reciprocal?LifeWithKnowledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754316917433771286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-34177684831803341982010-09-03T02:10:50.683-04:002010-09-03T02:10:50.683-04:00"It's hard to have faith in humanity when..."It's hard to have faith in humanity when the most basic and rudimentary concepts of courtesy and respect can't even be honoured."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-72301847736528534742010-05-19T03:27:46.845-04:002010-05-19T03:27:46.845-04:00Not enough life experience to say.Not enough life experience to say.LifeWithKnowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754316917433771286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-6558579446151810582010-05-15T10:59:52.453-04:002010-05-15T10:59:52.453-04:00What do you think about unconditional love?
-kWhat do you think about unconditional love? <br />-kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-54099902489836213382010-05-13T10:59:16.744-04:002010-05-13T10:59:16.744-04:00you fucked up - Jermsyou fucked up - JermsJeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-52420273014652330172010-05-07T14:12:19.098-04:002010-05-07T14:12:19.098-04:00Good to see you finally on-board, Joanna :)
And w...Good to see you finally on-board, Joanna :)<br /><br />And what if it's not the appreciation or praise that you seek? I'm talking about it from a logical standpoint. Why throw away time, money, or effort for something that won't give back. Why would you invest in something that isn't going to yield results.<br /><br />Unless it's in your best interest, what's the point of doing good?<br /><br />I would argue that for the sake of relationships and friendships, doing good to them DOES have benefits, and might actually be worth something - since they're your friends.<br /><br />I guess if you get a warm tingly feeling, then that's a reason to do good...but I doubt everyone gets that warm tingly feeling.<br /><br />- knowledgeLifeWithKnowledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754316917433771286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746523579035669273.post-82486592851330206482010-05-06T14:15:28.561-04:002010-05-06T14:15:28.561-04:00What’s the point in doing good if you don’t get an...What’s the point in doing good if you don’t get any reward or even at least an appreciation in the end? But what you really need to ask yourself is, “Why am I doing this?” I guess it’s natural for people to want praise, appreciation, recognition, or some kind of gold star for good deeds. That’s the tiny thought that stays in the back of our hard-wired altruistic mind whenever we help someone else. That means that if you do a good deed you expect that something good will happen to you, to be rewarded in some way by karma. Without those, we feel taken for granted, cheated, unnoticed, and disappointed. But that’s when the problem starts. If you truly want to do good, then expect nothing in return. If you truly are doing a good deed, you are doing something for nothing. We want to act out of kindness, not out of a reward. Do it because it’s the right thing to do and that is all there is to it.<br /><br />So what’s the point of doing good, then, just for the sake of doing good? For the sake of leading to strong relationships, friendships, keeping peace and trust. Ultimately, we do it for ourselves - for the sake of keeping peace with others, gaining their trust, for the sake of just wanting to do good deeds. You do it because it’s what YOU want. <br /><br />No matter how nice you are or how hard you try to do the right thing, some people will still be rude, self-absorbed, ungrateful jerks even after you’ve been polite and shown them kindness. Ever heard of the saying “No good deed goes unpunished”? When you help someone, you’re always risking something be it your time, effort, and energy. When doing good deeds, we all suffer a little consequence, but it’s okay because we’ll live. It’s just a temporary thing. <br /><br />-JoannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com