Motivation

• Is it fear? Many people are afraid that God will deprive them of salvation if they act deviously or donot do good. They will therefore act humble and try to put up a good behaviour. God, they believe is always watching them and monitoring even their thoughts. Whether or not God exists, is a religious debate but no matter how the debate resolves, the idea of 'God' has resulted in a lot of people doing good for others. The idea of God may not be that bad after all if it results in millions of people acting kindly to those in need. Whether or not one is to believe in God is totally up to one self but there is certainly no bad in showing kindness for others even if is for the fear of Good.





• Is it human nature? Whenever i see some form of kindness, i always think if there is some vested intrest behind the deed. Obviously, people don't show kindness to every other people. Some people are kind just to their loved ones, some act kind to keep company and some people do it for love. But i donot believe that anyone would do good for a stranger for no reason. I have never seen it, and even when i get really close to believing the existance of a self less act, something just pops up and leaves me searching. Showing kindness as i take it serves only to make oneself vulnerable and i think 'is' the only reason why people are afraid to act with kindness. Showing the softer side of your personality makes you weak and as soon as people see this , they start taking advantage without realizing that they are doing so. I know i have done it and am sure a lot of people have done it. All I ask is to think of this for a while and i am sure there will be more than a few cases.





• Is it greed? Some people act kind only to be able to excerpt favor. A lover is kind to the one he loves because he wants love in return. A student is kind to the teacher only because he wants good grades. A citizen acts kind to a police officer because he wants to be on the safe side. A businessman acts kind to his client so that his business is not hampered and so on. People always expect something in return, for even the little acts of kindness they forcefully put in.