Which one will satisfy you more?
By nzalheart
@nzalheart (2338)
India
June 15, 2009 7:50pm CST
Suppose that you were just going to eat a fruit, suddenly a kid appeared beside you. You could have easily hidden the fruit and eat the fruit by yourself a few moments later. Let's say you cannot share that fruit. One one could eat all of them.
So, if you ate the fruit hiding it and later eating it, how much satisfied you become? And if you just gave it to the kid kindly, then how much satisfied you become?
In my case, I know If I ate it by myself, I will be satisfied until I am eating and then after I may regret it. But if I kindly and compassionately gave it to the kid, then I would certainly be satisfied for longer period of time in the life.
What do you think?
3 people like this
5 responses
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I would share it with a kid. Sharing is the best thing to do in life. Life is so short, sharing is the way to feel good. I love kids and I wouldn't be able to eat alone without sharing.....
@nzalheart (2338)
• India
16 Jun 09
Hello polachicago!!! Yes sharing is always the good idea. But above in the start, I already mentioned that only one could have eaten the fruit. Okay lets, say thought the fruit is very small, let share it hehe...That is very good idea...
what if you knew that when the kid sees it, he will ask for all and you won't have a little piece in your mouth hehe...I should have started the question this way...
Thanks for your response anyway...Happy mylotting...
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I understood it correctly, I don't mind to give the hole fruit for the kid, it is still called sharing, right?
@nzalheart (2338)
• India
16 Jun 09
Yes, that is called sharing happiness isn't it...Right now I can share the greatness of mylotting with you...happy mylotting...
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
20 Jun 09
Hard to say what I will do in a given situation. Most kids do not like to eat vegetables or fruits, they prefer to eat sweets.
I much rather give a dollar to the kid, so that he can buy whatever he wants to eat. If I give the fruit to that kid, and it turns out to be very sour, then the kid will tell everyone about it, I will feel very embarrassed. If the fruit is very sweet, and I eat the fruit, I will feel bad that I have not let the kid eats.
@nzalheart (2338)
• India
20 Jun 09
haha Scheng
, you changed the mode of this discussion. Here I have started this discussion imagining that the kid likes the fruit.
The main point I wanted to mention is the ability to sacrifice our own wish for the sake of others. And giving anything that are dear to you to someone, just to make them happy. And specially in case of food, if we eat it by ourselves, we will get only satisfied until the time when we are eating. That doesn't make us satisfied when we think back about the moment. But had we given the fruit to the kid, we would certainly feel happy when we remember it. It is the satisfaction of being compassion.
Yes, there are many ways of showing compassion in this case. Like you said, we can also give the alternative to the kid...
thanks for you response...
Happy mylotting...
, you changed the mode of this discussion. Here I have started this discussion imagining that the kid likes the fruit.
The main point I wanted to mention is the ability to sacrifice our own wish for the sake of others. And giving anything that are dear to you to someone, just to make them happy. And specially in case of food, if we eat it by ourselves, we will get only satisfied until the time when we are eating. That doesn't make us satisfied when we think back about the moment. But had we given the fruit to the kid, we would certainly feel happy when we remember it. It is the satisfaction of being compassion.
Yes, there are many ways of showing compassion in this case. Like you said, we can also give the alternative to the kid...
thanks for you response...
Happy mylotting...@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
21 Jun 09
Hi Nzal, sometimes we assume that others will like our favorite fruits or food, but the old saying is that one man's favorite is another man's poison.
So the best is never to assume that another person shares our liking. It is better to give cash or to let the kid selects what he or she likes. Unless the kid looks so longingly at the fruit, there is no way to tell whether he or she likes the fruit.
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
16 Jun 09
If, for some reason, it couldn't be shared, I'd definitely give it to the child. I could always find a way to get more, but the child might not be able to do so. I also can't stand the idea of a hungry child!
@nzalheart (2338)
• India
16 Jun 09
That's great cobra teacher. That's what the grown up kind people say hehe...When we remember such moment in the future, we will always be satisfied and happy, isn't it...
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I definitely agree with you there. I would most definitely give it to the kid and then I'd feel good afterward. I'd feel awful as soon as I hid that fruit and I'd regret it for a long time.
Of course, I'm always giving things to other people. xD Maybe too much. I make a decent amount of side money online and all of that goes into buying gifts for my family, even when it's not a holiday! I buy them things just because I see something that I think they would like and I get it. :)
@nzalheart (2338)
• India
16 Jun 09
That is very good phyrre!!! I understand what you mean and feel...Thanks for your response...Happy mylotting...
