The Power Of Goodness.

This topic happens to be a thought provoking one, at least to me. Because when we are talking about being good it is not about being a perfect human with no flaws. It is about being that person that does good regardless of anyone people are there or not, when there are those to praise and clap for you to when even nobody will see you doing certain things. And I don't think it's in born, and even if it is then it's rare, reason being that most of those who do good and all later change due to stuffs, maybe they lost it along the line or people make doing good tiring for them with the kind of feedbacks and stuffs they get.

Personally, I believe that being good is something we build, might be painfully, deliberately, because of a situation or due to an experience we've had. I'm saying that because when you see people like that, regardless of their situation they will still do good, even if it feels inconvenient for them, they still do, and when you make that dsme choice each and every time even when you're not convenient, then that's the real goodness. And being good isn't always loud, it's from those little things you do, like helping someone share their burdens even when you have yours, giving a listening ear to people and such.

There are times I do anonymous stuffs and just listen to people who really want to say something out and it's too much for them, even though it's been a while I do that, it helped a lot back then, different people were able to say the things they don't feel comfortable talking about openly, and via that try are able to let go of something troubling them and all. So, goodness is something we practice and do consistently, not something we inherit as a whole.

And talking about a good person, we are not talking about someone who never gets angry or someone who's perfect and cannot make a mistake, no. A good person makes mistakes, reflect on it and adjust, a good person takes responsibility for their actions. A good person is not the type that give up, instead they see failure as a stepping stone and they try again.

Now, I have a personal definition for a good person, reason why it is personal is because it defines me. A good person is someone who's experienced the hurdles of life, someone who life has treated unfairly and has refused to become bitter or hard even though life has not been kind to them. That is a good person. I have experienced pain, heartbreak, health issues and a whole lot more that should have turned into something else, but still I choose kindness because I understand what pain and suffering really feels like.

Also, one of the ways goodness grows/thrives is through empathy. Yes, when you can put yourself in someone's shoes then you naturally want to treat them better. You won't want to harm or ignore them when you see yourself in them. So goodness is a decision we make on a daily...to be there, to show up, to listen, to be helpful, and to be you.

In conclusion, goodness isn't completely inborn, we can liken it to a seed that after it's bring planted needs to be watered. So, that's what it is, to be a good person then we need to water that seed by being kind, responding and sacrificing that way we are watering that which is already in us and it begins to find expression. And even though people will not always remember all the good things you do, they will remember how that at a time you made life a little easier, softer and lighter for them.

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