No one ever does anything good for another person that will in no way benefit themselves.
2006-12-21 12:27:25 · 11 answers · asked by keaton f 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't believe that is the case for everyone...sometimes you just want to help someone out who may really need it and not expect anything in return. For example, if I donate money to charity I am not expecting the person who it helped to thank me.
2006-12-21 12:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by asreid14 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Than how do you explain Jehovah's Witnesses?
They gain nothing personally from bringing people into the congregation;
No one gets paid, not even the governing board;
There are no physical or financial gains; and
Their only promise is 1000 years of more work after Armageddon, rebuilding the Earth back into a Paradise.
2006-12-21 22:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, pretty much it's that way with all of us. We begin to realize it, probably, around the end of high school or so, at least for boys. I don't know about girls. It is called sin. We justify it, explain it away, accept it, and ignore it. If you have realized this about yourself then you have reached or passed the age of accountability. There is nothing you can do to save yoursef. It is now time to turn around and begin to imitate Jesus Christ. Still you won't be perfect but the change of heart that will be done in you is something you will not regret.
2006-12-23 23:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is true. People that give something do it for self-gratification. They want to feel good about themselves and that they're doing something worthwhile. People that love, volunteer, share, and help are doing it to feel good they get a high from these things. Like Joey said in "Friends" no good act is selfless. People always get something in return even if it's a feeling of peace and happiness.
2006-12-21 20:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by cynical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term you walt is altruism.
The difficulty with your paragraph is that it contains a double negative. Logically including mathematically, that creates a positive. If you phrase your question thus, there can only be a positive answer of "yes."
I think off hand that you are correct in the text which is quite different than the bold which is a question of motivation.
2006-12-21 20:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do, but if you follow scripture then you don't. You will always be doing good to try and get into heaven. But even though I'm not driven by religious mis-morals I still do things for other people a whole lot less than I should. Sincerely,
Mervin DePervin
2006-12-21 20:31:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mervin DePervin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Even if you do something that you really don't want to do just to be nice to someone else you're still getting something out of it. Even if it's just pride or happiness that you were able to help someone.
2006-12-21 20:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by kiki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that's someone's true motivation for giving, don't even bother because it means nothing.
2006-12-21 20:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by Moxie Crimefighter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That applies to immature selfish people.
2006-12-21 20:32:23 · answer #9 · answered by jim h 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is that so? poor guy... Try love.
2006-12-21 20:33:18 · answer #10 · answered by pepesxm 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋