Which one do you prefer to serve other or being serve by other?

Indonesia
October 12, 2009 10:29pm CST
There are three types of person in this world. Sometimes, we face the situation to serve other for example we serve our kids, husband, family in order they get comfortable life. But, there are some people who feel satisfy because they are being serve by other and they don't want to help other. The stadard one is some people who don't want to serve or being served by others meaning they just want to be independent by being self service. What do you think?
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21 responses
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
I want to serve rather then being served. This has been my way of showing people around me, my family and friends, that they matter to me. I give them my time and show them effort to make them feel I am with them. I like cooking, for example, that is one way of serving them.
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@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
Honestly, i am a service type of person. I would like to serve my friends, people in need or in community. But, when it comes to family, i want to be the type of person who wants to be served. I know that family should come first but that is the way i am. Do you think i am being selfish now?
• Indonesia
13 Oct 09
I think if you want to teach your family to serve other then it is not selfish. I ask my daughter to give me a cup of tea because I want to teach her how to serve other. But, if I have to serve my daughter because she couldn't do something then I will do it. It depends on the situation because we live in the family almost the whole of our life. There is sometimes that we should be a model to serve other but there is also the time we want to be served by the ones who love us for example I want my husband to massage me in the evening after I came back from the office. What do you think?
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
makes good sense. i have read one of your respondents above and one of them is a mommy who does serving the family at 90%. If that happens to me, i want my husband to spoil me a lot! hahahah!
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
13 Oct 09
I am one that serves others. I am an independant person and can take care of myself just fine and really do not like for others to do things for me unless it is necessary. I would rather help others around me, and do things for them. I feel better about myself when I am able to do things for others.
@buping (952)
• China
14 Oct 09
hi riani, i do not like to serve others. but i like to serve my family, such as doing everything to my husband and kids, even doing the housework. i feel happy to serve the ones i love. and i feel so happy to do this. but by the way i think that most of us like to be served. i like my husband to cook for me.:)
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
Every situation requires different solutions. If I wanted to dine in a restaurant, I wanted to "be served" with outmost attention. When I wanted to help my community with their project, I wanted to "served" them with all my heart. If I wanted to buy clothes in a shopping mall, I wanted to "be served" by the sales lady. I I wanted to donate goods to the flood victims, I wanted to served my country. See every situation requires different serving solutions.
• Indonesia
13 Oct 09
You are right...Being served and to serve is a common thing in our life. Just changing the role, but we cannot ignore there are some people who have a power to rule a country or a nation and just want to be served in every thing. This kind of attitude starts from home I guess. How to serve people is a noble deed but how to manipulate people just want to be served there is a nother thing we should be aware of.
@zxlnet (31)
• China
14 Oct 09
I prefer to serve other people, i am a man, it's my responsibility to serve my family totally and my friends if possible. Serving other makes me feel good.
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
Most people I think will be uncomfortable being served all the time. Once or twice does not really matter but all the time is entirely a different matter. In the real sense of the word, we don't actually serve our family members, we are doing our responsibilities and what we are expected to do. That is our duty and we do it out of love. On the other hand, serving others is a rewarding especially if one doesn't expect anything in return for the services he does. enjoy
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
Well, I have spent 13 years of my life serving people. Well, it is my job since I worked with the rescue service. But despite the fact that I have been paid, I do not consider it much as work considering that it was more of voluntary in nature. Well, I like to serve and help other people. But time has come for me to now serve my family. So I have to find another job that would enable me to do such.
@icegermany (2524)
• India
13 Oct 09
i think it is always better to be independent and we need to do our own work and stand on our own feets. we have to be capable enough to serve others and if we not serving others also but we have to be thapable enough. but it is not that we can always just serve others and may be sometimes we need someoes help and in any point of time in life it can happen so.only if we help others, others will help us it is just like give and take but if we deny to serve or help others and the same can happen to us too. but there are also chances that other people helping us is not a must and entirely depends othe person and we just have to help others as a good deed from us.
@gmkk1986 (471)
• India
13 Oct 09
One who need to be served must be serve at one point of time.. This must be happen. In the same way, the first thing to be done is serve to others. Its most difficult task to all of us because in return we my get noting or some thing. Being serve we must love and enjoy the way we are doing others will surely give return. I prefer to serve others as much and as far I can do that.. Later I may or may not served by others.. its all depends on TIME.
@shimanaja (493)
• Indonesia
13 Oct 09
Hi there, In my daily life, i serve my kids, husband and family as the best i could. And i think i am very happy to serve other, it because not a choosen or preferable, but automatically did like that. You know what..sometimes i am tired to keep serving on my family, but i realize it's my charity in life, that's all. Thanks riani, good luck and have a nice day
@iceydon (342)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
To serve others makes me feel good. But to be served makes life comfortable. But what is being comfortable if you make others uncomfortable?
@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
I think it's a give and take relationship always.We sometimes serve other people or sometimes we are the one who are serving. I don't think we only play one role in this life.Life is a roller coaster, we played different roles in life.
@jeth50 (8)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
well!for i prefer to serve others than to be serve by others bec. it is nice to know that i can make it on my own even in easy way so that wen i get through it i can t hardly get in to hard situation to depend others.....so therefore being independent person is the key to successs!!!!!
@weasel81 (2496)
• Australia
13 Oct 09
i've had to read this a few times to try and understand it, but i think i may have got it to an extent. i think it may depend on how your brought up, like the older days. where the female did most things for the family, and the husband didn't have to do much round the place. then you get astrology come in and you've got people who are more independent by nature (which i am) and you've got those who a more selfish, and won't help any one no matter what they do for you. i prefer to help and get help back depending on what i'm doing.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
13 Oct 09
riani I have spent a lifetime being used to serving 'others and thus justifying my space here in the world.so now I am in a retirement center with literally everything done for me. I feel sort of spoiled and useless like there must be something I should be doing to help someone else. lol lol lol I feel pampered and do not like that feeling too much.
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
I prefer to serve other people because i dont want to be dependent on anyone. Also I know that serving other people can can reflect my personality. I love taking care of my family and I am willing to serve them for the rest of my life.
@Simon1223 (903)
• China
13 Oct 09
In my view, most people in the world both serve others and being served by others. Generally speaking, we serve others in order to earn money, which are spent in different situations while we are being served by others. It's quite impossible to find someone who is totally independent, especially in the modern world. Nowadays we are highly dependent on each other. Even if you could satisfy all your needs without other's service, I'm sure that your living standard will sharply decline. For instance, you should plant crops by yourself without using improved seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. When you harvest it, you should do it by yourself without the assistance of reaper. You could imagine such pictures. So I think the price of total independence is too high to afford.
@pede_22 (385)
• Philippines
13 Oct 09
For me, I would prefer to serve other. No matter how little or big services that I would render, at least I did it. Not all of the times that we must serve to others because there are situations where you are also being served by others... Whatever the services that you have rendered, it counts a lot.
• South Africa
13 Oct 09
I love being served. Whether it is by a girlfriend or my parents. This question relates to the question of whether one likes giving or receiving more. We all know the feeling of being sick in bed and a loved one serving us. However you should not take advantage of the person serving you. Serving another person shows your love to them and how much they mean to you. Thats is why I have no problem with serving others aswell as giving is indeed better than receiving.