My friend called up. She had just started earning and she was very happy and excited. She had received her first salary cheque. But there was more to it. When she came back home, she found out that her maid’s husband had high fever and she gave her money for his treatment. Her maid had not expected that help. So when she helped, her maid gave her 100 blessings about growing and prosperity. Her maid thanked her and she called up to share that. So she shared that she was very happy when she received her first salary. But what made her happier was that she was able to help someone with that. She could never think that giving a small help to her maid would bring such a peace in her heart.
Another lady shared her story. She was going through the worst depression of her life. At the age of 62, her entire world crumbled. Her son and daughter in law died in an accident. She was just unable to get up from bed. One day after months of the accident, her husband, took her forcefully to a slum area. There they saw few kids crying and starving. He said that she was crying for her son who was dead but here few children are dying as there is no one to take care of them. So she went to the market, bought some clothes and food and gave it to those kids. They felt very happy and she saw many smiles. They did not thank her but they cracked jokes in front of her after receiving food and clothes. Hearing those jokes made her laugh and she had laughed first time since the accident. She started going there daily and teaching them and helping them with whatever they needed. She knew what she was getting was far more precious than what she was giving. That small visit to slum helped her in getting up and looking forward to life again.
We receive what we give. So if we give happiness, this is what we would receive. If we give anger, or bad things, this is what we would get back. We never feel peaceful, when we have shouted at others. But we definitely feel happy when we know we are the reason for someone else’s happiness. So make an effort, it’s worth!
