I help her
I may need her help
tomorrow
-oblige her
to serve my own interest
Am I being kind?
Kindness
I help her
I may need her help
tomorrow
-oblige her
to serve my own interest
Am I being kind?
Reena Saxena 
Good question, Reena. I don’t think kindness stems from that.
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Thanks 🙂
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Do it often enough and it becomes you. And the reward to the given is even grander. Yes, the receiver’s belief in humanity is encouraged but the giver’s heart grows inches. haha, I’m sure you already know this. Thanks for this lovely poem.
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Thank you, Selma!
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Ohhh… that’s a self-serving kindness. Somehow, I don’t see you doing something like that. Kindness is a deed given with no expectation or payment given in return. Well… that’s how it should be, I think. ❤
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Ideally, anonymous gestures….that is what I was taught.
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Yup. Never seek glory for what was given by the heart. ❤️
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It might become habit even if it starts out that way.
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That’s a valid point 🙂
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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A great question to dwell upon.
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Thanks 🙂
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Kindness comes from the heart without the expectation of returned favors.
Reena, I think your entry for Colleen’s linky (Shadows) was meant for diversepoets.
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Thanks for pointing out! It is linked up on dVerse. Need to check what’s happening on Colleen’s page.
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I’ve had it happen to me! I think, in my case, the field prefilled and I didn’t notice it.
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I don’t know how to de-link a wrong post from Mr.Linky. I’ve added the correct one.
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I believe Colleen has to de-link it. She may notice it when she opens the links. I wouldn’t worry about it.
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Okay. Good to know that.
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Help to any need person devotion of God.
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Thank you!
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Thanks.
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Nope
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😂😂
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ways up
sound similiar
down too
me and you
eh
have a nice day~
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Good question! 🙂
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Thanks 😃
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Far sighted for sure.
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That’s right 🙂 My grandmother told me helping the maid is not counted as charity, since you expect a better quality of service from her. Charity is that frozen water bottle you give a beggar on a sultry summer afternoon. I used to keep water in empty soda bottles to give away to delivery boys and other service vendors in summer.
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It is right that we expect people to be grateful and give better service in return.
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I expect people to give me their best service no matter what. To hold out the best to those who tip more, or help out, or something, seems wrong to me. I always did my best, even to those who weren’t grateful.
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That is the ideal situation.
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