Random Act of Kindness

[Hachiman]

I'm sorry you had that discouraging experience. But do try to remember, we don't do these things for other people, we do them for ourselves. If you perform acts of kindness so that others will appreciate you, you're doing them for the wrong reason, because people will disappoint you so many times.

A line from a Garth Brooks song:

I do these things not to change the world; I do them so the world will not change me.

You do have a point, however I was originally just being kind when I changed her tire - I didn't expect any form of reward. However, her appreciation for the favour was "going to be returned" by buying me a drink (which never happened). Had she never made that offer, I wouldn't feel offended.

Besides, I still do nice things for the sake of being nice... they're just smaller acts. My understanding of karma (a discussion of which isn't really appropriate for this forum) supports my belief in being nice to people. I just think about the circumstances more these days before I act.

cheers

Hachiman