An act of kindness
We always wonder what we have done with our lives. We always wonder that we haven't been successful enough. We have been let down by ourselves. We haven't been what we could have been. We often burden ourselves, pity ourselves, self-loath ourselves under expectations. This is because the society, the people around us and our loved ones have taught us that in order to be happy, in order to be content, you need to be successful; you need to be able to earn; you need to be able to spend.
That's where the quality of a human life is measured not by the acts of kindness or self-sacrifice or humbleness but by achievements and fame and money. That's where materialistic approach towards life has come into existence. A man says "I can earn a living for myself; I can afford all the luxuries in the world. What else do I want?" in the modern world.
Life is too short for pitying or sighing. We think we haven't done anything substantial with our lives because we have the wrong definition of "substantial". An act of kindness, compassion or respect to people is what is actually something "substantial". A person helping his loved ones; helping other people in need is equally successful if not more. The fact is that he is underrated and hence considered unsuccessful. He may not have been able to do anything with his life, may not boast a career or may not even earn a living of his own but nobody can rob him off his good deeds (or achievements).
Achievements, therefore, shouldn't be measured by trophies, certificates or medals; they should be measured by the acts of humanity or kindness that a person has done throughout his life.
Being at a tender age and having experienced emotional ups and downs till now, maybe even I haven't done anything worthwhile. But I know I have done one thing and that is to be humble and staying true to myself and the world and nobody can rob me off that. It takes literally nothing to be down-to-earth and kind.
Empathy is quickly fading in the modern world. It is described as the ability of a person to experience or understand emotional or physical pain someone is going through. Maybe kindness and even humanity will quickly fade away. Soon people will be busy in their lives they couldn't help their own family in need.
The feeling of happiness that you get when you provide food to starved, shelter to homeless or clothes to naked is priceless. They say that there would be no pain or suffering in the world if people understood each other's problems. True that!
So next time you have a doubt over yourself or your abilities or your qualification or your achievements then take a deep breath, look back and recall the day you put a smile on the face of a homeless child by offering him your remaining Ice-cream. You are more successful that you think you are!
Watch this beautiful piece of video which is an inpiration to this article:
You are more successful that you realize
That's where the quality of a human life is measured not by the acts of kindness or self-sacrifice or humbleness but by achievements and fame and money. That's where materialistic approach towards life has come into existence. A man says "I can earn a living for myself; I can afford all the luxuries in the world. What else do I want?" in the modern world.
Life is too short for pitying or sighing. We think we haven't done anything substantial with our lives because we have the wrong definition of "substantial". An act of kindness, compassion or respect to people is what is actually something "substantial". A person helping his loved ones; helping other people in need is equally successful if not more. The fact is that he is underrated and hence considered unsuccessful. He may not have been able to do anything with his life, may not boast a career or may not even earn a living of his own but nobody can rob him off his good deeds (or achievements).
Achievements, therefore, shouldn't be measured by trophies, certificates or medals; they should be measured by the acts of humanity or kindness that a person has done throughout his life.
Being at a tender age and having experienced emotional ups and downs till now, maybe even I haven't done anything worthwhile. But I know I have done one thing and that is to be humble and staying true to myself and the world and nobody can rob me off that. It takes literally nothing to be down-to-earth and kind.
Empathy is quickly fading in the modern world. It is described as the ability of a person to experience or understand emotional or physical pain someone is going through. Maybe kindness and even humanity will quickly fade away. Soon people will be busy in their lives they couldn't help their own family in need.
The feeling of happiness that you get when you provide food to starved, shelter to homeless or clothes to naked is priceless. They say that there would be no pain or suffering in the world if people understood each other's problems. True that!
So next time you have a doubt over yourself or your abilities or your qualification or your achievements then take a deep breath, look back and recall the day you put a smile on the face of a homeless child by offering him your remaining Ice-cream. You are more successful that you think you are!
Watch this beautiful piece of video which is an inpiration to this article:
You are more successful that you realize
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