Chapter 5 The Fourth Letter of Good Deeds

Kindness is a great spiritual expression My dear and considerate daughter: I ran into your friend Kay by chance the day before yesterday, and I was so happy to hear from her that you were attending a grandparent adoption event in this town.I had long heard that a meaningful campaign was under way to encourage young people to visit the elderly in nursing homes, but I didn't know that you were already an active part of this campaign.It is a great pity that so little is known about this activity, and the acts of kindness that countless kind people perform every day around the world.The mass media's reports focus on the dark side of society and report on those who are capable of hurting others, but rarely report on those who enjoy helping others.I'm interested in news about the latter, and the reason why newspapers don't take this route is because they are afraid of affecting sales?

It's so refreshing to do something nice, but what I don't understand is why people don't want to do it.It seems that there are many people who feel shy when helping others in full view (especially when they are strangers).It's perfectly natural to lend a helping hand to someone who's bewildered by a blown tire, to help an elderly person who is about to cross the road, to give way to an elderly woman or child on a bus or tram matter.People who should help others and refuse to help such people should be ashamed, right? Maybe you have already realized that when you see others in need of help, you will instinctively lend a helping hand. Once you encounter difficulties, you will rarely fail to be rescued by others.It is not uncommon for angelic beings to appear in time to rescue him in the same manner that this man has reached out to rescue others.In fact, this is not the appearance of angels, but that one good deed will inevitably lead to another good deed.This is one of the strongest chain reactions in the world.And as long as we live, we have the opportunity to make such a beginning several times a day.There must be more or less people around us who expect to be supported.Maybe there are people next door to us who just want a little comfort, a little help, and their daily life will improve immediately?It is a part of our society that the elderly, the poor, the sick and rarely go out, the handicapped and the physically handicapped live on the same street as such people and forget or willfully ignore their existence. situation.

Speaking of helping your neighbor, your grandmother once told me a touching story about a young woman who lived in the same village as her: It is said that no one in that village used to be like this Dealing with women.Whether she has any faults, I don't know.In short, she was a young widow who, after her husband's death, had been raising four children by herself, tilling a small barren field.She has to work from dawn to late night every day, so that the family can make ends meet. The lonely old farmer who lived next door to her had been bedridden with cancer for quite some time.However, apart from the young mother with her four young children, none of the old man's relatives or people in the same village would spare time to take care of the sick old man.This neighbor is the only one who finds something to feed him in his busy schedule every day.After being under her care for a year, the old man finally passed away.Not long after this, some of his relatives flocked to the law firm suddenly. It turned out that although the old man lived a very frugal life, he had huge savings, so the relatives came to share the inheritance.As a result, none of these people got a penny.When he (she) heard from the lawyer that the old man gave all his savings, farm and all property to the young woman who took care of him in his will, all of them were speechless.This woman took care of him sincerely under such a difficult situation. Of course, the old man knew this very well.She helped him not out of fun or ordinary sympathy, but because she was so busy every day that she took time to take care of him.

Needless to say, this woman's life has been greatly improved.She no longer has to work hard all day long to feed her children.In addition, her living environment has also undergone important changes.The villagers no longer rejected her, nor showed her supercilious looks.Because her good deeds are widely known by the villagers, she has been praised and respected by everyone (I believe that the relatives of the old man should also give praise, if these people do not hold grudges for not being allocated the inheritance). In fact, it is very rare to be dramatically rewarded for a good deed, or to be praised by the world.People who do good deeds like helping others, sharing with others, or simply giving, should expect the reward to be the self-satisfaction that takes pleasure in it.It's enough to feel cute for doing something like this.Good deeds done to get thanks or to be famous are not really good deeds.Many people donate time, energy or money to various charitable activities anonymously.Such people never expect gratitude or people's praise, what they want is the inner satisfaction of starting the beginning of the powerful chain reaction mentioned above.

As far as I know, there are many people in society who quietly dedicate their time to various activities for the purpose of improving social well-being.As far as health care is concerned, countless people do voluntary work in various hospitals or nursing institutions. In addition, many people go to collect donations to promote research on cancer, neuralgia, heart disease, and kidney disease.In the field of education, there are those who have established a scholarship system for the purpose of helping poor students.Such people are rarely praised by the society, and what they think in their hearts is to dedicate their strength to those in need.All they expect is the inner joy of helping others.Such joy, and you received through the Canada Adoption Parents Program Fund, adopted a girl from a small poor country in Africa, Fadoumada.It was exactly the same joy on the face when the letter came from Quoli.I know that this incident happened half a year after you promised to help that girl. I was so proud of you and admired you at that time, it is indescribable.You didn't tell anyone about it, and you were commended for not expecting it; out of sheer thoughtfulness, you promised to send her a monthly payment from your modest salary.

Here, by the way, I think that the most noble thing in a person is spontaneity.There is also the behavior of being willing to help others even when you are in a difficult situation.Is it not noble enough to comfort others when you are eager to be comforted by others; to share in the sorrows of others when you are sad; ? A few years ago, the cardiologist who saw me was in urgent need of purchasing a set of medical equipment, so I started to raise funds from my colleagues.An eighty-year-old woman who heard about this came to the doctor's clinic one day and took out an endorsed one-month pension check for the elderly as a donation. The face value of this check was 180 five dollars.The doctor knew that the old woman lived a very poor life. Although the amount of money was not large, it was the old woman's monthly living expenses; however, the old woman thought that the purchase of medical equipment by her trusted doctor was very important. So willing to donate money.We cannot bear to break the heart of this venerable donor by returning the check.At that time, several people donated such a high amount of 7,000 U.S. dollars, but I believe you should know whose donation we were most moved by.What the venerable old lady showed on that cold day was genuine concern for others and the meaning of giving. I think the people present at that time will never forget this point, right?

Is not this incident a prime example of the old adage that it is more blessed to give than to receive?Nineteenth-century poet Philip.Bailey once said: Life is not years, but behavior.I hope you will continue to contribute to others with your considerate heart in the future.At the same time, I hope that under the chain reaction of good will be rewarded, you will also be blessed. full of love Daddy