Should one expect a reward when doing a good deed?
By simon611
@simon611 (598)
China
November 26, 2008 8:21am CST
No one can expect that he or she never has been in trouble during his or her life,so it is common that people help each other .Some people think it is unfair that they get nothing when do good things.There is not free meal in the world.But I think we help others is our trational moral.If you do like this,you will get oters' help as a return.
What do you think about it ?
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7 responses
@wrangel15 (1443)
• Philippines
26 Nov 08
I believe your principle is true. Instead of waiting good to come back when we have done something good, it would be better to think of other people also. The thing we've done for someone may be passed to other people also. We may not know that in the future, it is our relative who received the consequence of what we've done to others.
@wrangel15 (1443)
• Philippines
26 Nov 08
For me it is already a reward to do good things. It is our character and not the things that may return which matters most. Knowing that we are punished for every bad thing we have done, it would be also reasonable that God will pay for the good things we have done. It is one summary of the ten commandments to love the people around us by doing good to them. We grew to think of thing for ourselves and it's really not easy to think of others even from time to time.
@jackiew (915)
• Canada
28 Nov 08
I never expect anything.I help alot of people and i do it because it gives me pleasure to be able to help them.My aunt needed help to wash down her home for christmas and i spent two days over there helping her out.She offered and i said no way,I did this because i wanted to.
@karamellized (680)
• Philippines
26 Nov 08
Well, I always believe in paying it forward. When you do a good deed, do not expect that it would be returned to you, instead expect that the person whom you have done good deed will do good deed towards other people. 
@jedimind (200)
• Singapore
26 Nov 08
nope. if you do a good deed and expect something in return, that would mean you have an ulterior motive. in my opinion, a good deed should be done without any ulterior motives. you should not do a good deed so that the recipient is indebted to you. you should do a good deed because you want to help them
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Nov 08
It is said that a real good deed is an anonymous deed, and I believe that is true. If you help someone you might not get rewarded the way you expected but that doesn't mean that your efforts were wasted. I believe that you have to give in order to receive, but the best way to receive is to give without expecting anything in return. It is my experience that rewards tend to fall into my lap when I least expect them or when I don't feel that I "ought" to get rewarded.
