Samaira Bangatufts university, Tufts University · startups and sidequests

If You're Too Nice, THIS Will Happen To You..

28 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational monologue, the speaker emphasizes the importance of maintaining personal virtues—kindness, honesty, happiness, and generosity—regardless of how others may react. He acknowledges that people can be unreasonable, self‑centered, jealous, or ungrateful, and may even accuse you of hidden motives or cheat you. Despite these possible negative responses, the speaker urges you to continue being kind, honest, and happy, and to give your best without expecting recognition. The underlying message is that ultimate accountability lies between you and your God, not with other people, so you should act according to your own moral compass.

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People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people might cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you are happy, people might be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. Because you see, in the end, it is between you and your God. It was never between you and them anyway.