Explore the World's Best Ideas
Join today and uncover 100+ curated journeys from 50+ topics. Unlock access to our mobile app with extensive features.
Should good people have to be selfless?
NO! Not always!
Being selfless means giving people the opportunity to take advantage of you. Be good and do good, but also set boundaries when it comes to helping others who are capable. It doesn't always have to involve money; it could be assisting with a specific task, providing useful information, or encouraging them to help others in different ways.
24
518 reads
The dog you saved may bite
Remember, when you help people, they can either turn out to be helpful to you, do harm to you, or do nothing at all. So when you help others, don't expect to be rewarded in return.
24
464 reads
Have the courage to face the odds
So what if the dog bites? I was just saying not to expect only positive outcomes; consider the possibility that things may turn against you. So what? Do good even if that happens.
21
426 reads
Don't forget to be prepared for the worst
As I mentioned before, those you help may become your enemies or cause you harm.
Be prepared for such situations; otherwise, you'll be left scared.
20
398 reads
Don't help all the time!
The above advice is for those who are not yet your foes. However, you may still consider helping your enemies if they are in dire situations. Otherwise, it's not worth it.
18
393 reads
IDEAS CURATED BY
CURATOR'S NOTE
In this cruel world being good is hard. We often get hurt by others. The poison slowly corrupts our mind and make us something we dont wanted to be. Here I discuss how to minimise the hazard on the way to be a good person
“
Other curated ideas on this topic:
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates