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Just things I wonder about ... and some people are nice enough to answer. You are welcome to answer, too ... just click on "Comments" and off you go! IF you don't want to be Anonymous, use the Name/URL option and just put in your name ... no URL required .... Starting Jan 28th, 2009, I am using questions from "Table Topics: Right or Wrong?"
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As long as good stuff gets done! In an ideal world (!) our motivation would be selfless, but let's face it we don't live there. If some of us need incentive to do good...WTH, I'll take it....but I think more of those who expect nothing in return. Then there's the whole Karma thing...:-)
Count?? Count Where?? Who is keeping count? You mean GOD? God is pretty happy if you do something good, regardless of the reason, I think.
I think the deeper question might be "If you don't do something good because there isn't a reward attached ... why NOT??"
Count? If by count you mean job accomplished, got er done, my part completed, a goal met then of course it counts regardless of what I think I am going to get out of it. I know I would get a greater inner satisfaction if the good I had done had come out of the blue with no expected reward. I would never seek out the reward, but would still do the good if a reward was offered.
The deed is my reward itself. For instance in the last two days I have helped a person with Food Poisoning that couldn't get out of bed, my neighbor who is having problems with his ex-wife and 11 yr. old daughter, and a friend laid off at Nortel.
I ask for nothing in return. No expectations - no disappointments.
RARELY, and only for reasons that have everything to do with gut instinct, will I do a 'Whats in it for me!"
Sure!!!! Doing good counts no matter the reward....
Doing good is the reward in itself.... everything else is ICING!!!!
count for what?
If your motivation is selfish, I would say it doesnt count for you, only the person that you are helping. Interesting, that when we do something for someone without any personal motivation for reward, we both are rewarded.
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