Paying it forward or giving back has always been my motto to live by since I was a teenager. I believe I had picked up this quality from my mother. At an early childhood age, I couldn’t grasp or understood why my mom was so kind to everyone that she encounters on a daily basis and especially strangers. She would even open her door to strangers in order to help them get back onto their feet. She truly believes everybody in the world are related to one another, we all are one big earth family. The generosity that my mother display used to bother me to the core. I was particularly upset whenever she brought strangers into our home to live with us for few months. However, as I got older, I started to realize that I had picked up some of her similar
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I had received the package, but rather than receiving one, I got two packages instead. I love Fannie May’s chocolate covered strawberries so much, that I don’t usually share them. However, since I got two boxes, I thought about how much of a pig I would have been if I ate them all. I remembered that day I had a bible study. I am new to this church and don’t hardly know anyone. I decided I would bring it to bible study for the people instead. I went to the bible study and gave the box to the pastor to distribute it after the segment. Once, bible study was over, she had announced to everyone that I had brought some chocolate covered strawberries in and they could help themselves. The entire group looked at me with such an astonishment, and thanked me profusely for my generous act. Their thankfulness made feel really appreciated and that was a good …show more content…
We didn’t end up coming back on time, and the next person to relieved me was already there waiting. I wasn’t able to finish up all of my tasks and I was worried that my time had run. However, my reliever told me not to worry, that she would finish all of my tasks for me. I was truly grateful for her generosity and felt obligated to do something in return. I couldn’t wait for the following week to bring a something as a small token of my appreciation. Once, that day came, I gave her the small gift, and she was so happy and gave me a big hug. Then, she started to over excitingly talking to me about other coworkers, what she used to do and other things. I was really taken back, I had no idea that she was such a talker and had a lot to say. I guess my small gesture had broken the ice between us and now we are friends. This act of kindness in the text is referred to as reciprocal altruism theory, helping someone out because this gesture would be reciprocated back and that’s the benefit of it.
Lastly, there was a family, a mother and her two boys that were coming out of TGIF Friday. I held the door for them and told them to have a great night and thanked them for stopping by. One of the little boy came over toward me and gave me a hug. I was shocked, I smiled and bent down to reciprocate the hug. His mother was surprised and his other brother just covered his own face in an embarrassment. I thought it was really
I had received the package, but rather than receiving one, I got two packages instead. I love Fannie May’s chocolate covered strawberries so much, that I don’t usually share them. However, since I got two boxes, I thought about how much of a pig I would have been if I ate them all. I remembered that day I had a bible study. I am new to this church and don’t hardly know anyone. I decided I would bring it to bible study for the people instead. I went to the bible study and gave the box to the pastor to distribute it after the segment. Once, bible study was over, she had announced to everyone that I had brought some chocolate covered strawberries in and they could help themselves. The entire group looked at me with such an astonishment, and thanked me profusely for my generous act. Their thankfulness made feel really appreciated and that was a good …show more content…
We didn’t end up coming back on time, and the next person to relieved me was already there waiting. I wasn’t able to finish up all of my tasks and I was worried that my time had run. However, my reliever told me not to worry, that she would finish all of my tasks for me. I was truly grateful for her generosity and felt obligated to do something in return. I couldn’t wait for the following week to bring a something as a small token of my appreciation. Once, that day came, I gave her the small gift, and she was so happy and gave me a big hug. Then, she started to over excitingly talking to me about other coworkers, what she used to do and other things. I was really taken back, I had no idea that she was such a talker and had a lot to say. I guess my small gesture had broken the ice between us and now we are friends. This act of kindness in the text is referred to as reciprocal altruism theory, helping someone out because this gesture would be reciprocated back and that’s the benefit of it.
Lastly, there was a family, a mother and her two boys that were coming out of TGIF Friday. I held the door for them and told them to have a great night and thanked them for stopping by. One of the little boy came over toward me and gave me a hug. I was shocked, I smiled and bent down to reciprocate the hug. His mother was surprised and his other brother just covered his own face in an embarrassment. I thought it was really