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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 104 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
My grandmother, bless her soul, said something so beautiful that I never forgot, “Do good and forget you did.”
It’s an interesting concept. Usually, when someone does good, they expect something in return. “I do good but I would like you to do something for me in return,” or “I do good for you, and I wish for you to thank me or at least help me out,” or there’s also, “I’ll do good for you, but at least I want to be recognized for the good that I’ve done.”
But, my grandmother said something totally different. “Do good,” she said, “and forget that you did.” Don’t consider something that needs to be noticed, acknowledged, or even exchanged for something else. You did good, good for you. Don’t ask, don’t request, don’t hope, don’t even think about what you did; let it go, forget that you did it. Let this be recorded in the heavens and no one has to know about it, and there’s no reason for anyone to know about it. If you did anything good, you did it out of the goodness of your heart, so there’s no reason for anyone to acknowledge or anything to be given to you in exchange of that good.
It’s such a profound saying and such a beautiful way of looking at life, and this is how she put it and how she continuously lived her life. Doing good and forgetting about it means the opportunity to do for no other reason than for the sake of doing what you were created for. It is the ultimate way to live life; doing without expecting anything or anyone to thank you for it, or anything in exchange for what you’ve done.
So, next time you do something, do it and forget you did, just let it be. Let it be and let the other people enjoy what you’ve done, and don’t ask, don’t question, don’t investigate, don’t even think about it; just forget it and let that good deed be written somewhere in Heaven.
Now you may say, “How will I know if it is written heaven?” I personally promise you that it is. We just don’t see it.
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