Some people think of helping others as something we should do out of obligation, as in "love your neighbor." There is another group, with whom I find myself, that believes helping others, being of service, is a privilege. Why a privilege? Because it is an opportunity that helps to make oneself well. Service is a privilege because it makes me a better person, gets me out of negativity, and displaces bad behavior on my part. I become, in that moment of being helpful, a less selfish, self-centered and self-pitying person. When I was a kid and cleaned my room I was resentful while doing it. I wanted to go out and play. But I was a kid then. I don't want to be a kid now. When I clean my room now, I am grateful that I have a room, with stuff in it that is useful to me. While I am cleaning the room I generally do not practice bad behavior. There is one exception. When the vacuum bag is full even before I start to vacuum, I do put the last person who used the vacuum, on my resentment list.
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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