No good deed goes unpunished, and you might even get kicked in the nuts.
No good deed goes unpunished. Remember that shit. It’s the goddamned truth.
Do good deeds, anyway. Do them often. Do them because you can. Do them because it will make you happy.
Just don’t do good deeds in hopes of recognition, gratitude, or to gain anything in return. Because, sometimes, you’ll get none of those things. Sometimes, you’ll even get kicked in the nuts, just for trying to do a good deed.
Do good deeds, anyway. Do them often. Do them because you can. Do them because it will make you happy.
Just don’t do them expecting to change hearts and change minds. Some people won’t even notice. Some people will notice, and won’t give a shit. In a year, whether they gave a shit or not, some people will have forgotten you ever did anything at all.
Do good deeds, anyway. Do them often. Do them because you can. Do them because it will make you happy.
Just don’t do them to get someone or someone’s approval. People you love might call you naïve. Some people will suspect you have a hidden agenda. Some people will tell you that you’re wasting your time. Some people will actually try to make you feel like shit, mostly because it makes them feel better about never having tried.
Do good deeds, anyway. Do them often. Do them because you can. Do them because it will make you happy.
Just don’t do them so you can tell the whole goddamned Internet about it. It negates the spirit of a genuine act of kindness. It cheapens it. It stops being about the good that you did, and starts being about you. In this case, you’ve gone and fucked your own damn self, asshole.
Do good deeds, anyway. Do them often. Do them because you can. Do them because it will make you happy.
If you do good deeds for the sake of putting more awesome into the world, without expecting others to make it gratifying for you, then even if you do get kicked in the nuts, it won’t matter. Since you did it knowing you might get kicked in the nuts, it won’t faze you, and you’ll still be happy. (Winning!) You’ll still find a way to do it again. If you do it often enough, there will be plenty of times that you won’t get kicked in the nuts. Those times will be fucking awesome.
Do it because doing a good deed makes you better. And after getting kicked in the nuts a few times, you deserve to feel better.
So brace yourself. The world is full of cynical people. Shit isn’t always ice cream and unicorns. Just keep trying, because someone out there is worth it. You just might need to wade through some disappointment to find them. You won’t know unless you keep doing nice things for others, and you won’t want to keep doing them if you’re doing it for the wrong reasons.
So, here’s to doing something good for someone else. Here’s to doing it even if no one appreciates it. Here’s to ignoring the people who think you’re wasting your time. Here’s to doing it because you can, and not for a humble-brag post on Facebook.
And, here’s to not getting kicked in the nuts today.
Of course, I didn’t see Nate’s comment (hi Nate!) until after I hit the post comment button but I agree with him.
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A-MEN!
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This, right here. Such a pet peeve.
“Just don’t do them so you can tell the whole goddamned Internet about it. It negates the spirit of a genuine act of kindness. It cheapens it. It stops being about the good that you did, and starts being about you. In this case, you’ve gone and fucked your own damn self, asshole.”
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Amen.
But also, Amen.
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