Don’t Keep It To Yourself
July 24, 2007 by admin · 24 Comments
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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