Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Every
person must decide whether they will walk in the light of creative altruism or
the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
This is the judgment. Life's most
persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?"
Did you know that contribution is one of
our six core needs? To feel whole and complete, we are programmed to contribute.
There are many ways to contribute and I’m not necessarily talking about
volunteering on a regular occasion.
Did you realise that helping others can be
as simple as making a decision to smile more than you currently do? This is a
decision that I made a couple of years ago. Now, I find that I am automatically
smiling just as I walk along the street without realising or thinking about
what I am doing. My aim is to share and bring happiness wherever I am.
Another way you can contribute to others is
by not judging too quickly - always looking for the best in others. All of us
actually do the best we can with the knowledge we have at that point in time.
It’s good to remind yourself of that occasionally. It's an odd thing but true,
that whatever you see in others you magnify in yourself.
The added benefit is that when you do good
for others, you do wonders for yourself as well.
