Do good, without expecting anything in return ....

I always believe in the principal of 'doing good to others without expecting anything in return', as taught by my father. 
There is an amazing quote I love the most..

"HELPING ONE PERSON MIGHT NOT CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD, BUT IT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD FOR ONE PERSON !!"

According to me, there are FIVE types of people when it comes to helping people - 

1 ➽ He, who always prioritize whom to help and whom not to; basically an opportunist.
2 ➽ He, who considers the times, moments, circumstances, or even relations before helping others; technically an analytical helper.
3 ➽ He, who promises to help others unconditionally, but backs off when the real situation occurs; an untrustworthy person.
4 ➽ He, who is always ready to help others. Portrays the same behaviour and let the surroundings know about their helping nature; a real person. And finally...
5 ➽ He, who understands the helping need from others and without much conversation anticipates to help. He is someone who does not wish to be appreciated, nor even bother for that. He is actually an wise person.

Let me share an interesting story from the Great Mahabharata....

Once Krishna and Arjuna were walking towards a village. Arjuna was pestering Krishna, asking him why Karna should be considered a role model for all Donors (donations) and not himself.

Krishna, wanting to teach him a lesson snapped his fingers. The mountains beside the path they were walking on turned into gold.

Krishna said "Arjuna, distribute these two mountains of gold among the villagers, but you must donate every last bit of gold".

Arjuna went into the village, and proclaimed he was going to donate gold to every villager, and asked them to gather near the mountain. The villagers sang his praises and Arjuna walked towards the mountain with a huffed up chest.

For two days and two continuous nights Arjuna shovelled gold from the mountain and donated to each villager. The mountains did not diminish in their slightest.

Most villagers came back and stood in queue within minutes. After a while, Arjuna, started feeling exhausted, but not ready to let go of his ego just yet, told Krishna he couldn't go on any longer without rest.

Krishna called Karna and told him "You must donate every last bit of this mountain, Karna".

Karna called two villagers. "You see those two mountains?" Karna asked, "those two mountains of gold are yours to do with as you please" he said, and walked away.

Arjuna sat dumbfounded. Why hadn't this thought occurred to him?

Krishna smiled mischievously and told him "Arjuna, subconsciously, you yourself were attracted to the gold, you regretfully gave it away to each villager, giving them what you thought was a generous amount. Thus the size of your donation to each villager depended only on your imagination. Karna holds no such reservations. Look at him walking away after giving away a fortune, he doesn't expect people to sing his praises, he doesn't even care if people talk good or bad about him behind his back. That is the sign of a man already on the path of enlightenment".

Giving with an Expectation of a Return in the form of a Compliment or Thanks is not a Gift, then it becomes a Trade.

➽ The essence of this story is "Always Give Without Expecting Anything in Return !!!"