Gratitude

I have to accept the fact the most of my life I’ve been bless to have met nice people whom have helped me along the way. As most of us have learn thus far in our lives, many things cannot be done alone.

But how do you define how much people have helped you. And how do you repay gratitude. Would you prefer people to remember you as a giver or a taker.

I would define how much a person have helped by how much he has. To give my classic example, if Mr A gives me 10k from his 100k, while Mr B gives me 8k from his 10k, I would deem Mr B to have helped me more though he have given me less. Everyone is selfish, it is human nature, but to help is to be not selfish. So I believe selfishness is a good measure of how helpful a person is.

Now, we all would hope to repay gratitude in our span of life. At least for me, I hope that I do not owe people a dime or a reason. But realistically, it is not possible. Because some people are always there to help you and guide you along. I know in most probability I will not be able to repay these people, but if given a chance, I would do my best.

Some people I have met are damn gei gao and very unhelpful. They show signs of helpfulness, but as said, it is within their selfish measurement. And worst, some expect that they help you once but wants 10 helps from you in return. Sadly, I have also met a handful. As cliche as it may sound, what comes around goes around.

Food for thought, have you help your part as a friend, daughter, son, worker etc? Or have you always been a taker?

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