By Dr. Larry A. Brown
Many people often make one good deed, or a few, and then do nothing else. They often refer to those previously done good deeds and take plenty of credit for the good that they have done. This is ok and it can make one feel good, but It is always needed and if we don’t do it, then, who will do what we have an opportunity to do?
Often, we have a tendency to dwell in the past and live on our past accomplishments. There is a requirement, however, for us to perform good things for as long as we can. There is always a need.
No matter what our present status is, as long as we can do something good, the world will benefit and we, personally, will feel good and have more to talk about and reflect on in the future.
It becomes most unfortunate when a person reaches the end of life and few can recall anything that the individual did in the past, that was good, Then it is too late to add a good deed to the resume.
Wouldn’t you wish for people to have something good to say about you? We must remember that people often forget the good deed or often take a good deed for granted.
It is important to remember that TIME can also play a part. There are always new generations of people that have needs, and they are not likely to be aware of the good thing you did in previous times.
It must become an attitude and a way of life, so that we don’t have to recall the past because we are still doing good things currently.
That is why we are asking you to think about and say what you have done lately. If you can’t identify anything. then it is time to resume your efforts and if it was a long time ago, it may be time to get about the business at
hand. You won’t be sorry!
Also, it may inspire others to do something. The world can certainly use more people doing good deeds now, more than ever before.
It is a good thing to perform introspection, a look at how we are doing, from time to time.
We can become so busy that we forget to put things on our list of things to do. We may have good intentions but never get around to doing anything. That is why we must ask the question, “ What have you done, lately?
