Short story: Does doing a good deed have more effect to it than doing a bad deed?
@innertalks (22118)
Australia
December 12, 2023 8:48pm CST
Reverend Long Tom Thompson, was giving one of his well-thought-over sermons again, just last Sunday.
Here is what he said:
(He was named Long Tom because of the length of his sermons, but the length of this one was not too bad)
“Bad deeds can be repaired, by our working to repair their damage, and so their effects can often then be partly negated, although having a bad deed done to someone, even if reparation is done, can still often be felt forever by the recipient too.”
“Good deeds need no reparation, and their effects can go on reverberating down the line forever. We all remember the good deed that has been done for us.”
“One small good deed can multiply and result in some far-reaching, unexpected good results.”
“Similarly, a bad deed, can snowball into some more bad results not foreseen from just the original bad deed.”
“We should scrutinise our behaviour then, to ensure that we do not allow any good deed to pass us by, when we have the chance to do it, and we should think twice, before we fall into doing any bad deeds, in our lives.”
“God’s love for us should energise us into doing good deeds for others, and his ongoing guidance should prevent us from doing bad deeds against anyone too.”
“Bad deeds are done by someone acting from themselves, and ignoring the inner guidance not to do that particular thing.”
“If we fall into the trap of bragging about a good deed though, it often undoes the goodness of the deed.”
“’Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.’”
“This is a quote from Saint Matthew’s gospel, chapter 6, verse 1, which warns us away from our doing this, trying to obtain bragging rights from our actions.”
“’Our bad deeds are more easily remembered than our good deeds.’”
Democritus, (460 BC to 370 BC) an old-time Greek philosopher said this.
“But, being a philosopher, he probably never had a good deed done to him, in his whole long life.”
“He was wrong, I think here, for bad deeds can be forgiven, if someone truly repents of them, while the effects of good deeds go on forever.”
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A smile can still be felt long after it is given, but a frown tries to be forgotten, as quickly as is possible.
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@just4him (317385)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Dec 23
@innertalks I love making people happy and feel wanted and appreciated. It makes me feel awesome! When people tell me they want to give me something for what I do, it always surprises me. I'm not looking for anything in return. I do it because I like to do it. It makes me feel good. That's all the reward I need.
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@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
13 Dec 23
@just4him Yes, you live from the joy of helping people, and doing good for them.
On a different level, when I had a dog, before, I liked to see it happy too, and I tried to give it a good life with us too.
@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
13 Dec 23
Yes, I agree.
Also, good people are more likely to do good deeds, than bad people are.
A bad person will more often have an ulterior reason behind their good deed. They want a payback of some sort for their doing a good deed for you.
A good deed should be done because it is the best thing to be done, and because it is good to do them, as you said too. We should do them without our wanting any rewards for doing them too.
@Deepizzaguy (104427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Dec 23
That is true since the news media likes to bring up the bad deeds that we humans do from time to time but seldom bring up the good deeds of persons who are not their media favorites.
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@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
13 Dec 23
Yes, the news media writers get far more sensations from writing up bad news stories, than good news stories.
@Deepizzaguy (104427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Dec 23
@innertalks That is true.
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@RebeccasFarm (90578)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Dec 23
I can answer this and I say yes it does..good deeds follow on to something spiritual..just in my estimation.
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@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
16 Dec 23
Yes, I agree.
A good deed done helps both the doer, and the receiver, and links them to something greater, something spiritual too.
A bad deed just leaves all feeling bad, unless, it is a bad person doing it, who feels good about doing bad, because they are unspiritual people.
@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
13 Dec 23
Yes, it's a shame that we don't share more good deeds, good news, stories.
@Shiva49 (26794)
• Singapore
13 Dec 23
We should not take good deeds as given but show our sincere appreciation.
When a bad deed is directed against me, I move on with a take it is not my problem.
A few do get a kick through hurting others with words and deeds.
That shows a miserable and defeatist attitude to life.
A few shout from the rooftops about doing a charitable deed while others touch lives positively but prefer to remain anonymous. The former do that for self-promotion and publicity and they end up as jarring.
We can set the ball rolling by being good to others and that can be contagious, but some bad deeds can carry a punch too, with a cascading effect!
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@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
13 Dec 23
When a bad deed is done by a boss, or by a wily politician, it can affect us all though, and soon becomes everyone's problem too.
A few years ago, an idiot here changed the law around roundabouts when driving through them. It used to be the one on the right always goes first, but now, the law is the first one in the roundabout gets priority.
There are now no good deeds done on the roads, by anyone, giving way to others, but it is a race for the roundabout to be first in it, and to beat the other driver with their bad deed.
Yes, both good deeds and bad deeds are often long remembered, as they can carry barbs behind their doing that stick in us for a long time afterwards.
A polly that seemingly does a good deed, often has a hidden knife that slices into some other entitlement from behind the doors. When they do a good deed, there is always a bad deed behind it too, something that they will gain something from too.
@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
14 Dec 23
@Shiva49 And when somebody fairly good does get elected, they end up usually being tainted by the black tar around them too, or otherwise, they are voted out pretty quickly, as nobody supports their recommendations.
It is very hard for a good man to enter politics, and stay good.
@Shiva49 (26794)
• Singapore
14 Dec 23
@innertalks Yes, the sad reality is that good is often at the receiving end of evil deeds.
They are ruled by those who are up to no good.
And more often than not, they are left to carry the can and put up with overwhelming negativity.
They hope against hope for justice but end up short-changed.
The political arena has become a minefield, and anyone trying to set matters right gets painted with the same brush.
The wanton killings go on unabated
The majority are good but end up as mere spectators.
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@dgobucks226 (35786)
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25 Dec 23
Although good deeds especially those without expecting anything in return should be seen as something to be admired and it is, but bad deed gets more attention than the good. That seems strange to me?
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@innertalks (22118)
• Australia
25 Dec 23
Yes, unfortunately, bad deeds cause so much trouble in society, and are the subject of news reports.
Good deeds, are often not seen as newsworthy.
Bad deeds like which Hitler did to the Jews, sometimes have an ever-lasting effect on society too.
Good deeds, like Jesus Christ sacrificing himself on the cross for us all, seem to be remembered throughout the ages too.
More emphasis should be put on the noticing of good deeds though, as often they are largely ignored, and not applauded enough for themselves alone.
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