A guiding sentence that I've used for a better part of my life is: if you want love, give love without expecting anything in return. You shouldn't expect to get what you don't give out.
I'm here to talk about love. Many bible verses and popular quotes back up the fact that we should love our neighbours as we love ourselves.
The song 'jailer' by asa has a verse that stands out for me. It says.
Life is not about your point of view all the time
So you better rearrange your philosophies
And be good to your fellow man.
I've heard and even witnessed numerous instances of how people attract favours to themselves by being good to a fellow man. Let me use myself for example.
About two years ago, we had a regional church gathering. Many people from around the region came and it was a beautiful event. I didn't have the opportunity to sit inside because I had a presentation on stage and by the time I was done, the hall was filled.
I happened to see my mom outside too and I went to ask her how my presentation went. We were lucky to find two seats outside which still gave us a reasonable view of the hall. As my mom was narrating how proud she was of me, a lady walked in and stood beside me.
She looked quite tired and it seemed like she was looking for a seat too. As my mom wrapped up the narration, I didn't think twice about it. I just got up for the lady to sit down. She was very grateful and her gratitude was enough for me.
I smiled as I told her 'it's okay'
It dawned on me that I was going to stand for the remaining hour but I didn't mind. The next thing I saw the head usher walking towards me. I never met the man. All I know was that he was the head usher.
He said:
" You're a great person. Not everyone would forfeit their seat for an elder especially if they were sitting close to their mom and for that I would find you another sit"
It was funny at first because I didn't think that anyone was watching me. Everyone seemed so engrossed in the performance on stage.
The head usher ordered the other ushers to find a chair for me. They found one but the man said it wasn't a good view and he wanted me to have a perfect view. He asked me to follow him and that drew a lot of attention. Everyone was like " why is the head usher looking for a seat for this girl?" It was a semi moment of glory.
He took me to the heart of the hall and the view from there was incredible!. I enjoyed the rest of the evening.
Let's assume that I didn't stand up for the woman. She would have stood and I would have felt very uncomfortable. The little deed of offering a seat to an elder took me to heights you won't imagine.
The inner peace and joy that comes with being good to your fellow man can't be measured. If you haven't experienced anything like that then why don't you try it out. And if you have had this feeling before, I'd love to hear about your experience 😊.
Be the reason why someone smiles today. Do one good deed-with an open heart- for love without expectations and see how happy you would feel afterwards.
With love, wongi ✨