The reasons we help may be numerous, but usually having someone thank us is not one that is included. It is still nice to feel appreciated. You may not have helped me personally, but to each and every one of you out there that has given of your time and energy to help another, I want to say thank you. Although your act of kindness may never affect me personally, it may affect someone that I will come into contact with or someone that my family may come into contact with.
Your act of kindness may be the one thing that causes another to have a brighter day or a little less stress in their lives. You may be the one that extends your hand in kindness to help someone out of a hole they are in and they may go on to achieve many great things such as helping another person up out of a similar hole.
Greatness is not measured only by wealth and good deeds, but by the care and concern in your heart. You may think that doing good deeds and doing things out of care and concern in your heart are the same but they really aren’t. If you do a good deed to say you have done a good deed, then yes, the person will benefit from it and you may be well thought of because of it. If, however, you do things out of the goodness of your heart and your caring and concern shine through, then you have set an example of what true friendship and concern is all about.
Those are the people that I want to say thank you too. Those are the ones that are doing what they do out of the goodness of their heart and never thinking about what they will get in return. They may know that somewhere down the road they will get blessing from it, but that is not why they do it. It needs done, they care, so they do it. Sounds simple doesn’t it?
If it is so simple then why don’t more do it? Maybe they haven’t seen how doing for others can bless them. Maybe they have not experienced the joy of helping without expecting anything in return. This is not something you can have them do. This is something that they may learn over time when the time is right for them.
Some may never know the blessings that you have every day from helping others. Don’t let the fact that so and so only helps when it is something he can get something out of or be well thought of because of it, be the guiding force behind your helping others. You know the true spirit of helping and giving comes from the heart, not the head. You deserve to receive the recognition and gratitude but you don’t expect it. You help even when we forget to say thanks. You are a blessing to us and for that, I want to say thank you. I know my words are no where near worthy of the blessings that you have given others. But like your actions, they come from my heart and are filled with care and concern. May your days be blessed and your joys ten times as great as the joy and happiness you give others. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
