Author: Dhruba Jyoti Das
Our passion should be the foundation for our giving. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving. The gift of time is often more valuable to the receiver and more satisfying for the giver than the gift of money. We don’t all have the same amount of money, but we all do have time on our hands, and can give some of this time to help others—whether that means we devote our lifetimes to service, or just give a few hours each day or a few days a year. Giving to a cause that specifies what they’re going to do with your money leads to more happiness.
I don’t want to discourage people from giving to good causes just because that doesn’t always cheer us up. If we gave only to get something back each time we gave, what a dreadful, opportunistic world this would be! Yet if we are feeling guilt-tripped into giving, chances are we will not be very committed over time to the cause. The key is to find the approach that fits us.
Doing things for others – whether small, unplanned acts or regular volunteering – is a powerful way to boost our own happiness as well of those around us. The people we help may be strangers, family, friends, colleagues or neighbors. They can be old or young, nearby or far away.
Giving isn’t just about money, so you don’t need to be rich. Giving to others can be as simple as a single kind word, smile or a thoughtful gesture. It can include giving time, care, skills, thought or attention. Sometimes these mean as much, if not more, than financial gifts. Science shows there are strong associations between happiness and helping others. Happiness helps helping. Happy people are more likely to be interested in or be inclined towards helping others. Volunteering is also related to increased happiness irrespective of the socio-economic situation of the volunteer. Kindness towards others is be the glue which connects individual happiness with wider community and social wellbeing. Giving to others helps us connect with people and meets one of our basic human needs. Helping is associated with increased happiness and health, but feeling burdened by it can be detrimental.
There is a Proverb saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” For centuries, the greatest thinkers have suggested the same thing: Happiness is found in helping others.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity — Leo Tolstoy
We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give — Winston Churchill
Making money is a happiness; making other people happy is a super happiness — Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus
A helping hand is always what everyone needs. When you help someone, it makes you feel good inside.
To do good is the vocation of all people on the Earth. I don’t know is it almost true or not, but I know that pleasant feeling, which we feel if helped somebody. Something happens, we get a feeling of satisfaction and happiness and we experience a surge of energy and purposefulness.
There are two simple secrets about which people always forget or don’t know them at all. The first is: when you are giving something, you will most likely get something back! It is like a pleasant bonus, but you don’t need to do good things just hoping to get something back. The second secret is that helping others, you help yourself. It gives people the great satisfaction and feeling of happiness. Listening to the problems of other people without making judgments is one of the best deeds that we can do. Sometimes they may need support and help to start a new life. You can help them avoid the mistakes you made yourself, and also help them to start learning from the mistakes that they will inevitably do in the future. Be ready to help such people. In this cruel modern world it I really very difficult to find the justice and don’t try to find it. Just do not despair and do not let others do it. If something can save this world it will be the unselfish kindness.
Reasons to help others:
- Our regular and systematic helping will help Us to live longer.
- Helping others, we improve our mood. We will never suffer from depression.
- Who knows, maybe you will find new friend or the twin soul. Loneliness can badly influence on your health. Those, who are surrounded with kind people, have a long and happy life.
- The scientists consider that the positive effect of helping can be connected with stress reduction. Volunteering can motivate you to become better and better, positively adjusts and gives support to cope with daily troubles.
- Feel less pain when you see else is suffering more than you.