Altruism And Acts Of Kindness

This poem speaks to my perspective on altruism and acts of kindness. I believe that a person should help others in need whenever possible and not expect anything material in return. Helping others makes me feel fulfilled and gratified and that alone is more than enough. This poem highlights the belief that acts of kindness do not demand anything in return and that they benefit both parties. Without the Sun, the Earth and everything on Earth would cease to exist; the Sun is sustaining life. Nonetheless, the Sun doesn’t require the Earth to survive so it may seem outlandish for it to play such a large role in the well being of an insignificant planet. The benefits of the Sun to Earth are evident but what is much more imperceptible are the positive ramifications that are experienced by the Sun. If the Sun stopped emitting heat and light not only would the solar system suffer but the Sun would too. By irradiating the Sun is not only shining light on the Earth but it also is illuminating it’s own existence. This is analogous to the kind actions of an individual. If a person fails to act compassionately, neither the person in need or the individual themselves will reap any benefit, in fact the individual will have lost an …show more content…
Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: ‘You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine.’” Needless to say that the film depicts this complex theory of eternal recurrence, however, I believe that both the film and Nietzsche’s theory are in essence a matter of one simple objective;