Is a life of kindness and service toward others the wisest choice?
Power Quotes to Ponder on:
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer Those who are wise enough to do a personal experiment to test that principle for themselves, soon find out that it is a wonderful true principle.
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” Albert Einstein
“We are truly happy only when we are engaged in selfless service.” Marion G. Romney
“It is more important to be kind than it is to be correct”.
“Be kind and love everyone, and the love will come back to you double.”
“Never love anything that can’t love you back… Remember, happiness is not measured in zeros, but in relationships. Life is not about accumulation. Life is about contribution.” Bradley D. Foster
“Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.” Joseph Joubert
“Don’t seek for happiness, because that can cause selfishness, which is the opposite of happiness. Seek for sharing God’s love, kindness, service, and friendship wherever you can; and increased happiness for yourself and those close to you, will be one of the natural by-products.” Charles E. Hunt
“I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.” Bible: Psalm 13:6 (Our Lord blesses us far more than any of us deserve, if we pause to try to count our countless blessings from Him. Even when we are going through big trials and tests during our earth-school and testing period, there is so very much for a thankful person to be thankful for).
Is sharing kindness, love, and service toward others the best and wisest way to build and maintain joyful and loving relationships?
What is the best and most sure way to learn to truly love someone? – – – by serving them, right?
Why is it that a mother and father learn to love their newborn baby so very much and so quickly? Isn’t it because the baby comes to their family as an amazing gift from God, but also so completely helpless that the baby would literally die, if the parents and older siblings did not choose to serve and love their baby? And as they unselfishly serve their baby, God blesses them with an amazing unconditional love for their baby/child, right?
Wasn’t that wonderfully wise of God, to choose to send us down to our earth-school as helpless babies with a mother and a father to learn to love us while caring for us?
Isn’t it true, that you will also learn to love other children of God, if you choose to serve them, just like you learn to love your own children, as you serve them?
Studies have shown that having enough money to take care of the basic necessities of food and shelter, and a little extra is somewhat helpful for a happy life, but that focusing too much energy and time on building wealth causes selfishness in most cases, which causes an unhappy and unfulfilled life. Would you rather be wealthy and alone and lonely or would you rather live a life of sharing service and God’s love with others, so you will enjoy lots of loving and trusting relationships? If you wisely choose to read the Bible, you will see that Jesus clearly taught that the greatest and happiest people are the ones who provide the most service to their fellow men, as He taught us to do.
True Story: from book “Stories that Teach gospel Principles” by Allan K. Burgess & Max H. Molgard, on page 41: “What can I do to be happy”. This amazing true story was told by the oldest son, Alan, about the last 10 plus years of his mother’s life. Some quotes are: “His mother’s back had been broken in several places, and because of complications from other problems, it would never heal. This meant that she had to be in constant traction in order to lessen the pain as much as possible. Alan remembered one day that his mother had been depressed and had asked him to come over and talk with her. She wanted to know what she could do so that she wouldn’t be depressed. Even though she was in pain she wanted to be happy. Alan didn’t know what to tell her, so he said that he would fast and pray about it and talk to her again the next Sunday. The answer that Alan received shocked him, and he didn’t know how he was going to tell his mother. When Sunday arrived, Alan sat down with his mother and told her that she was being too selfish and only thinking of herself. What she needed to do, if she was going to be happy was to quit worrying about her problems and start helping other people. She asked Alan how she could help others when she was in bed twenty-four hours a day. Alan really didn’t know the answer to that problem and told her that he had given her the solution, but it was up to her to figure out how to do it.
Now alan remembered how his mother had responded to the Lord’s answer and had filled her life with service for others. . . . She called volunteer agencies and found things that she could do to help others. She called people daily that were lonely and needed cheering up. She made gifts and had her husband deliver them. She taught a children’s (Sunday school) class in her living room, which was possible because she lived close to the church.
A few weeks after she started to serve others in this way, she grabbed Alan by the hand and thanked him with tears in her eyes for giving her the guidance she needed to be happy. . . . She told Alan how it had brought meaning and purpose back into her life.”
Other True quotes to ponder on:
“You can’t take away my joy and inner peace unless you can find a way to remove every single opportunity to serve others or to do good” Charles Hunt – – – which I wrote after reading the true story above and applying it in my life during my hardest challenges of my life.
“It is impossible to consistently show kindness and love to others and to serve others without being blessed with increased inner peace, real joy and love” Charles Hunt
Bible: Matthew 10: 39: “He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”
“I know what joy is for I have done good work.” Author unknown
“The most important and joyful of all good work is showing kindness and love to another child of God.” Charlie Hunt (These are two quotes that my wife and I displayed for our team members to see, and that we emphasized often at team meetings for our 15 bedroom elderly care home; “AAA Kindness Care Home” that Amparo and I designed, built, and ran in Santa Maria, California.
“It is impossible to lift and serve others consistently in kind and loving ways without building many loving and joyful relationships, which is the key to a joyful and meaningful life” Charles Hunt
“People who choose daily to make an effort to make a positive difference in the lives of others; are blessed by God with inner peace, real joy, and many joyful and uplifting relationships”. Charles Hunt
“As we choose to lift others by random acts of kindness, we begin to see ourselves as worthwhile and valuable members of a family and community.” Charles Hunt
“A heart in tune with God; is a heart that beats for others.” Unknown author
“A habit of kindness and service will surely bring many joyful and loving relationships.”
Questions to Ponder on:
Isn’t it true that the very best and most efficient way to learn to truly love others, is by serving them? If you expect or demand things or certain behaviors from others; does that build loving and joyful relationships – – – or just a lot of stress for everyone involved? If you choose to give your best daily effort to share unselfish service, love, kindness, patience, and respect in all of your family interactions with each of your family members, and to pray to God for His help in that, and if you pray to God for a deep real love for your family members and others; you will be amazed at how much more joyful and loving your relationships will soon be. However, you do need to understand that even though most individuals will respond very well to consistent kindness; some emotionally sick people and stubborn selfish people; will not, and unfortunately they may not be ready yet for a joyful, trusting, and loving relationship with anyone. However, you will be blessed with more inner peace and joy as a reward from God, if you choose to treat all people with kindness and respect – – – even grouchy and mean people. And over time, your kindness will help to turn many of them around to a more joyful way of life.
Have you observed that when people choose to live a sinful life completely away from God’s teachings, then they soon lose their ability to love others or to even love themselves?
Of course, if they choose to sincerely come back unto God, and Jesus Christ and His teachings, then the light and joy and love will come back into their countenance, their Spirit, and their lives and relationships.
The best way to find out for yourself with 100% certainty if sharing kindness, love, and service toward others in every way and opportunity will also bring you more inner peace, real joy, and more loving and joyful relationships, is to try it for 30 days, along with the suggestions for an important 30 day experiment in chapter # 22 of this book. Why not at least give it a try? If it doesn’t work, you can always go back to your former way of life, right? However, I and millions of others, can promise you with certainty that following the teachings of Jesus Christ including His teachings and example to go about doing good and kind acts of service to others works far better than anything else for building a joyful life and relationships. Our Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ, have promised us in the Bible, that it is the wisest and best choice to make a positive difference in as many lives as possible, – – – including in our own life. However, “The Law of Love”, as author and former professional football quarterback, Steve Young teaches in his wonderful book by that title, works far better if we serve out of pure Christ-like love, not expecting anything in return from God or from others – – – just sharing the joyful Love of God that we have been blessed with.
Below are some great Bible quotes on service:
“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:25-28
“His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” Matthew 25:21
“But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.” Mark 9:34-35
“Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:34-40
“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” James 1:1
“What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” James 2:14-18
“choose you this day whom ye will serve; . . . but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
“And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart; And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
1 Samuel 12:20-24
“our God whom we serve is able to deliver us” Daniel 3:17
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24
“Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Luke 4:8
“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.” John 12:26
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Galatians 5:13-14
Building great habits, such as showing kindness and love toward everyone – – – will surely bring you many joyful and loving relationships = a more joyful and happy life and eternity for you and your loved ones.
Kindness and service begats kindness and service, respect begats respect, success in one areas begats success in other areas, and the opposite is true: grouchiness begats grouchiness, disrespect begats disrespect, selfishness begats selfishness.
“Do Random acts of Kindness to bring love and joy to yourself and others. ”
“Catching each other doing good acts of kindness and praising the actions, not the person, helps to encourage more of the same acts of kindness and love.”
Why praise the good actions instead of the “person”.
Have you ever noticed that you and most people have a hard time accepting a compliment or criticism of being told that we are good or bad, smart or dumb, etc. We all know that we are not yet completely good, and we won’t be during our short earth-school, but we can more easily and more comfortably accept a compliment about how kind and thoughtful that kind action we got caught doing was toward our sister or brother, etc. The “labels” don’t work well, of labeling any child of God whether they are good labels or bad labels – – – they make us uncomfortable. However, if we catch a child or adult doing random acts of kindness often toward their siblings and others, then they start to figure out that they are getting pretty good at sharing God’s love and kindness with another child of God, and that feels really good inside, doesn’t it? In fact, if any child of God will give their best effort at it for just a 30 day experiment to start with, they will be amazed at how much more inner peace, joy and loving relationships they will be enjoying – – – which of course, will help them to want to continue the experiment for life, right?
Power Quote from great Christian song that we sing in our Church: “Have I Done Any Good in the World Today” by Will L. Thompson
“Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?
Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?
If not, I have failed indeed.
Has anyone’s burden been lighter today,
Because I was willing to share?
Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?
When they needed my help was I there?
Then wake up and do something more
Than dream of your mansion above.
Doing good is a pleasure, a joy beyond measure,
A blessing of duty and love.
There are chances for work all around just now,
Opportunities right in our way.
Do not let them pass by, saying Sometime I’ll try,
But go and do something today.
Tis noble of man to work and to give;
Love’s labor has merit alone.
Only he who does something helps others to live.
To God each good work will be known.”
What are some of the most important and greatest gifts of service that we can share with our family members, and with any child of God:
Greeting to each person with kind and friendly smile and by name if you have met them before. How can you remember all the names? You can’t but you can try your best, and use you’re the contacts part of your cell phone to record many names of people in certain groups under the name of the group: such as “pickleball group” as a contact group, and Church group, R.C. Team group, school group, etc.
If you can remember their name and greet them by name; that helps them to feel like you are their friend. And everyone’s life can be brightened with some more caring friends.
A listening ear, because that is an important gift to help a person feel understood and like you care about them personally as a child of God, and that they are important.