When you help someone do you really expect nothing in return?

When people pretend to help others just to gain recognition, I find it difficult to regard as either being right or not. I mean, they still help out in the process and both benefit the ones they help as well as themselves for being merited for their deed. Now if they were picky on those that they would help, rather aid others that would gain them more recognition than those who wouldn't ignite popularity, now that is obviously wrong to my point of view. When I help, I help if I can provide assistance and that I know I can provide it to those who are in need of it. I'd expect being recognized by a phrase of gratitude from the one that I helped and that's about it. If one would expect rewards for every good gesture that they show to others, it should be possible as well that they grant awards to those who do good things to them as well.

politicians do that.. lol... for me i always do my best to every human being that needs my help. doing something without expecting anything in return will make me sleep peacefully...

Well, I believe that "give and you'll receive" so whenever I help someone. God will be the one who'll give me a reward about this.

The people who are doing this so that they would look good are either politicians or someone from the entertainment business. But not all of them. I mean there are really pure souls from the politics and entertainment world who really reach out to the unfortunate ones. Going back to your question, I do help, and expect that the helped I have given to that person would be done in return in multiple ways. It's a pay it forward thing.

I think it is always good to help people without expecting something in return,because doing a good deed is enough reward,and I always try to help people whenever I can,and I never ask for anything in return, but if I get into a bind I might ask the people I help to help me,especially when it comes to my friends,which I think is the way it should be.

In the first place it's good because he/she help others, but it's also bad because he's helping with a secret negative motive. Those kind of people are sooner or later will revealed his/her negative motive and it will become shameful.

It is fine as long as they find faults with my help.I just cannot stop helping my friends.Recently one of my friends from abroad needed a carpenter to do some make over in his home.I have recommended the one who used to work for me for many years.There is not a single day without my friend complaining abut that carpenter now.So much for helping.

It really depends on if you are helping them for yourself or for them. Be truthful with yourself and you will know the answer. Sometimes what you are doing is not really for the other person but for yourself.

Yes i help some nothing in return.

Only by helping someone and getting nothing in return are you TRULY helping someone. If you expect something in return you are only helping yourself.

I do not really ask for anything in return. Depending on what I did to help, if it is something big, I may hope that some time in the future I can ask for help from that person and they will return the favor. More often though, it is something small..and I just ask the person to pay it forward. For example...we have Aldis supermarkets here. If you are familiar with them, you have to put a quarter in a slot on the shopping cart in order to use it. When you return the cart, the quarter pops back out. More often than not, I will look for someone approaching the store as I am unloading, and tell them they can have my cart if they just hang for a second. And no, I do not have them help me unload it. When they offer me a quarter in return I say no and ask them to pay it forward. The other day a lady ahead of me at the checkout was short about $1.00 on her bill. I offered her the money to pay. Again, asking for her to pay it forward. I do it because I want to, not because it looks good.

i always help people when they need or look like they want help. i would be lying if i said i didnt expect anything in return because i expect, for myself, to feel better about myself that i can help others, and i can make a difference in the world and in the lives of people around me. That's honestly what i think. ;)