It was a rainy day when I was driving back from a business meeting that day.
In fact, it was raining cats and dogs. Pouring heavily.
On the way back, I swing over to visit my grandma at her place because it’s been ages since the last time I visited her.
Parked my car and went in to my aunt’s house since she stays with her.
She was sleeping in her room when I was there.
She woke up and smiled.
I could see happiness in her eyes and we spent 30 minutes chatting and catching up. It was a lovely feeling.
Then when I was driving back home after the rain, I realized something– and that’s why I’m writing this to you because of the importance of it.
You can make someone happy just with your gesture and words. Maybe you didn’t read between the lines I’m trying to stress– you’re powerful. Way beyond your imagination.
Just like Midas touch of turning things to gold, you have the similar gift but with greater power.
Imagine having the power to brighten up someone’s day and it doesn’t cost you a single red cent. Sharing happiness and love is unlimited. You can never run out of them so why hold back. Give as much as you can when you still can.
When I visit my grandma to say ‘hello’, I didn’t know the kind of impact I’ll leave on that day to her. As far as I know, she was a very joyful woman that day. Maybe for several days or a lifetime memory.
And guess what—I didn’t lose anything. You can argue that I ‘lost’ 30 minutes but there are cases that by spending a minute, you can give someone 24 hours of happiness. I think that’s a cool exchange, you agree?
Speaking of 30 minutes, I think I would have ‘wasted’ it on something else anyway if I wasn’t visiting my grandma. Besides, it makes me happy to make my grandma happy so it’s well ‘spend’. It wasn’t a lost.
When you create love, you get it back. I know it’s hard to explain but it’s a 2-way thing. Best thing is this—it cannot be calculated in numbers. Sometimes, you get back more than what you give. Isn’t that beautiful?
Next time you go into a public toilet and see the cleaner, just approach her and say, “Thank you for taking care of the cleanliness of this toilet. If it wasn’t for you, all of us would not be as comfortable as we are here right now. Thank you.”
Try that. I bet you’ll make the cleaner’s day. What you have to lose? Hmm. As far as I’m concern, I can’t think of any.
Or maybe after a good meal, why not you compliment the cook how wonderful was the meal cooked and prepared by him?
Wasn’t difficult to say that since it’s the truth.
Just go to your wife, husband, mum, dad, etc and tell him/her how much you love him/her and appreciate what she/he is doing for you. You don’t get that everyday, don’t you?
There are countless of examples I can illustrate but I think you get my point of how to make someone happy.
Best part is what? You don’t lose anything. Happiness and love can be created from nothing and they are full of abundance, just like blessings.
Put it this way– someone keeping these does not means that he’ll be happier or more loving like how money or material work. It just doesn’t work that way but the more happiness and love are being shared, the more wealth is reciprocate in different channels.
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Patrick…
A great message! I, too, think we can get too involved in pushing our lives forward in our careers that we tend to lose focus on other priorities in life.. like relationships and sharing the joy we have in life.
There is a really neat song or advertisement out right not (not sure which), that talks of how a young girl engages in an act of kindness; the person upon whom she bestows that goes on to do the same, and the “story” continues to where at the end, the final recipient of some kind gesture was her father, and she received HIS caring at a higher level when she got home. I think the primary intention is to show that all these things will… at some point… come round full circle in our lives.
My daughter was complaining a while back that she kept giving and giving and giving to some of her friends and they never reciprocated. My message to her was not to expect that reciprocation, but to look at the love, caring, support, etc. that came from other people, in other ways. It is just not intended that we live a “pay me back” life. Especially in the terms of which you spoke… that natural outpouring of care needs not come with ANY kind of pricetag!
Much happiness in your day.
A
Hi Patrick,
Just wanted to thank you for all your great information. I have been following you for some time and you just get better and better. I am not too computer savy, so just have my network marketing business at this time. I do want to branch out and write and do websites, etc. Just educating myself right now and building a residual income in my networking biz. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
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Patrick:
Excellent thoughts! This is what life is all about and how we should treat each other!! If only we looked and smiled at each one another it would be amazing.
But the truly amazing idea that finally snapped for me was anything can happen or work once you let your brain loose or free up one’s brain.
If the know is there and you can do it, go for the gusto, move on, how much more time is in your dash? How mush time do you want with your family? How much longer do you want to be beholden to the credit master and to grovel and be humilated? All this and little does one realize it is only a step away, a decision away, a mole hill away to freedom!!
Thank You Patrick, Thank You–
Thanks so much for your work Patrich, these material have inspired me so much through these difficult years. Thanks to you I am getting back on my feet to a better life. Thanks so much. Frank
Chan – you are so on point. The power of love is awesome. It is when we can give our best seed away and sow continually into the lives of others that we become truly rich within; and attract total prosperity.
Thanking God for you,
Nikki
NikkiJourdan.com
Hi Patric,
I agree we all carry a Nuclear power within us, if only we would release it. How many of us are often down if only someone would spend time with us and tell us how much they love us, even if we are poor, ugly or infirm.
How hard it is to heal with kind words, but how easy it is to hurt someone.
Stew
Hello Patric…
This is the first time I wrote you…
But its been a long time that I enjoyed reading your “Ways of Life”.
More power to you!!
Johny
I can relate to your post. My grandmother always
looks forward to seeing me and my family because
I don’t judge people or look down on anyone in life.
A lot of people buy into the social elite bull.
We are all equal in the universe, no one is better
no one is worse.
If I can make someone smile or give them a good
laugh, I am a wealthy man.
Daniel
Thank you Patric. I have read on your article “Dont Keep It To Yourself”.
Yes, I agree this is a very good idea and can cheer up everyone! Will try on this!
Thank you!
Patrick, thanks for sharing, I absolutely agreed with you. I make it a point to visit my mother, brother and sistems regularly, the happiness and joy that was derived from these visits is invaluable. I also spent time with the next generations (nephew, niece, cousins etc) to help them in personal development , I am a true believer of “to give is to get” and “to teach is to learn the lesson twice” !
cheers !
YH
Patric – You’ve exposed the real secret.
Today is a perfect day to love… & laugh.
Thanks Patric
When you try to make happy others, in reality you are doing it for yourself. You feel more satisfied. Dont know about others but I feel so.
From Earth, we can see a STAR is twinkling in the sky…………………….. find so small.
If you can go to near to it it’s amazing.
To me you are STAR now.
I don’t know when I can go to near to you.
May I offer you to visit Bangladesh, any day, before death.
Hi Patric,
I am so happy to see this article here. It’s my personal experience how a small caring word or touch will make difference in others.
This one i like the most “You can argue that I ‘lost’ 30 minutes but there are cases that by spending a minute, you can give someone 24 hours of happiness. I think that’s a cool exchange”
Regards,
Suresh Chowdary.
hi, patric,
Thanks for the message. i always try to follow what you have written
thanks
shabbir
http://www.propertywithfinance.blogspot.com
Thank you Patric, as always, you capture the essence of so much in such a simple way. Much Obliged
Yes, I agree with you Patric. A gentle gesture and kinds words to someone does go a long way. Let’s all appreciate what we have and what we can give to humanity.
hi!patric,
this is vipul from india.i really like what you have written about in the article”don’t keep it to yourself” i feel the same way as you do about sharing our time,love or money or whatever that may be.as it is a universal law that we get back what we put forth.and also i feel one thing and i like to share it with you.and that is,as you have rightly mentioned, it came to me as an insight several years ago,about “happiness” and that is we feel happy when we make others happy,it is a very beautiful feeling,just like you had when you when you visited your grandma,it makes one feel so good inside,to see the smile and the joy!amazing!!! absolutely,that is the best way to make someone’s day.thankyou patric,for sharing such a beautiful article and reminding us of the power of giving.god bless you!!!
Patric, I totally agree with all of this. A visit, a kind word, a kind gesture, it’s all worth it in gold.
Hi Patric,
This is so true.
Something I try to practice every day. It is a gift we can all afford and what a difference it makes in people´s lives.
Thank you!
CN
Thanks for sharing. I was always thught that love isnt love untill you give it away. All it takes is a smile or kind word to make someones day.
We all have an inner candle burning and we need to let the shine out from our souls to those around us, this will make the world a brighter place and we know that light is a good thing. Working with developmentally disabled is a blessing every day as their love is unconditional an you feel it around you on a daily basis. I am truly blessed to be working in this environment.
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Patrick, thank you for the inspiration. I always look forward to rerading your blog because you always post a thought provoking, message.
I enjoy your plain speaking, direct way of communicating with your readers.
Thanks for sharing. Giving is receiving. What goes around will come around as what you mention it may come in different channel. Inspiring message, Patric.
I am learning and practicing it as well. I find it every experience whether good or bad is a GIFT.
Thank you.
I really appreciate your emails and especially the last few where I got that we don’t have to be rabidly studying whealth alone but study other subjects that increase our wisdom. I would like to share that I have since taken a step out of my comfort zone recently and am starting up a google group based book study on appreciation. There are a few of my friends and some of their friends enrolled at present and the idea is to read a chapter a week and share about the content and or the results of the exercises. The book we are studying is called The Power Of Appreciation By Dr N Nelson. It makes me feel really happy that I can do something that inspires others to increase their wisdom which is all about the law of attraction, just as much as the book is about the law of attraction that we will be studying. Let me know if you want to know more. Just think all this happened because you visited your grand mother. Thank you so much for your mentoring over the last few years.
Kind regards
Steve