are we living lives of takers rather than givers?

it is often on my mind. sometimes in my life, i wish to help the society. coming from nothing to today, i would not say i have accomplished much, but i have come across help from various individuals. somehow along the way, i have lost my sense of gratefulness and believe in the sense of entitlement. i deserve it because i work hard for it. a thinking of the day: who the hell in this life is not working hard?

perhaps, i will be good to help others along the way, big or small help. it can be as simple as giving your seats to the needy (pregnant future mummies, bone cracking elderly or just anyone you deem necessary), smiling and saying good morning to the uncle and auntie cleaners you met in the office or just holding a door for someone else. there is this once where i read, you measure a man't worth through the way he treats the waiter. but i was thinking, why a waiter, but not the janitor/cleaner who helps you. you can be nice to the waiter because you expect fast food delivery and the waiter expects a big fat tip at the end of the day. motivation is being questioned here. hence,  a read by a lady writer than what comes around goes around really inspires me to be a better person. and the indicator should be the cleaner rather than the waiter.

in that story, she mentions that she frequented a food court in the city. for the first time, she thanked the male cleaner. then she thought the cleaner had not heard her as he was silent and looking down, hence, she walked in front of him, thank him, smile and walk away. the second time, the same cleaner came to clean her table while she gave the same thanking and smiling action but still no response from the cleaner. came the third time, she had no place to sit, frantically searching for a place to sit and was looking around until she saw a wave from a cheerful person. he was waving to her, indicating there was an empty spot for her to sit. he had not only wiped table but the chair as well.

random act of courtesy and kindness will go a long way to come back to you.today's society is rather cold. no one smiles anymore. i don't know why and it has made me feels awkward to smile. hence my sour face. then my labeling as the emo junior associate. Life.......

maybe i should start telling my friends and family to help others more. i should start by saying thank you and wishing good morning while giving my pearly white smiles. there a few impacts. one, i feel better. two, the other person might feel better. three, together we might have just create a better world to live in.

blogger, thinking it might be a good practice to start smiling to random strangers again. wish him luck as some strangers might think he is a whacko.

to end the post of the day, i would like to recommend every reader to read this :  http://www.loyarburok.com/2012/08/02/forgotten-land/

it is a good read and i just can't help myself quoting some of the quotes used here.

“It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.” 
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt