Good deeds???

"When people help me, they remember they helped me. When I help people, I forget I helped them."- Anonymous.

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You see, with life, there truly are no designed rule or measurement parameters to determine, what you get served when you do good. Humans understand the importance of being dealt with fairly and kindly even if they fail to reciprocate good deeds.

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I Feel blessed!

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Doing good is supposed to be without any attached strings and no immediate expectations of rewards in sight. As uniquely created species driven by pride and arrogance, we mostly expect to be crowned for every good we do, and when we don't get the crown or trophy 🏆, we become disappointed and "unfulfilled".

There is need for good in the world and also, a good done out of pure heart, one creamed with love for humanity. Many people find it hard to be good because, for all the times they have been good, they get served burnt crumbs.

I never remember what good I do or to whom I do that good because, it is supposed to be (to me) an event or act in passing and never really a thing; there should be no register for documentation.

I was once at the mercy of a particular individual who because of one good done, constantly called me to remembrance. And also there were those whose path I was privileged to cross and be of help, that saw a need to constantly remind of what they think it was I did for them. Truthfully, it doesn't matter because, I have no idea what that event was about and will gladly not want to be reminded.

Recipient of good.

During my early days on the streets trying to survive, I was helped by some people who you will NEVER believe will help a stranger.

~While out swimming as a kid in the village stream, I was rescued from drowning by a lady that came from nowhere when I went a swim further than I was supposed to.
~I was once taken home by a complete stranger from the park when I travelled to Maiduguri for the first time in the 90s.
~I was also accommodated by the driver of the bus I boarded from Owerri to Mbaise, reason was, it was too late for me to cross over to that part of the city and he would feel comfortable accommodating me for the night than letting me go take that risk.
~I also remember when I first visited Jos, Plateau State in search of greener pastures in the 90s and I was accommodated by a security guard who offered me a space to sleep under his table and made sure I ate and was satisfied for the night.
~I was also bailed out of Police cell by a total stranger who came to bail his son who was also arrested for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
~In 2002, it was strangers who rescued me and my friend when we were involved in a ghastly automobile accident that claimed the lives of 5 people, 2 of which were in the same vehicle as I.
~I have been fed, clothed, sheltered and rescued quite a number of times. These happened to me, from people I have never met and after these events, I never get to meet them again.

The list is endless and if I count these occurrences, you will see that, these individuals did it because, they were good people. Having gone through life mostly hoping to find goodwill while on a street I had no knowledge of, I promised myself that, I will distribute goodwill whenever I can.

I don't want to remind you of any good done, and will be glad that you do not remind me as well, because doing so means, a book of remembrance has been opened and payment is being called forth.

Be to someone, like the strangers who were my guardian angels and walk away after a good deed.

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Make the world a better place for someone today!

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