Kindness is not for others.
It is a common saying, but it is also famous for being a phrase that is often misused.
Honestly, I myself did not properly understand its original meaning.
■ What does 'Kindness is not for others' mean?
The original meaning of this saying is,
If you are kind to others, it not only benefits them, but eventually returns to you as a good reward.
That is what it means.
It does not mean that 'spoiling people is bad'.
■ Knowing the continuation prevents misunderstanding
This proverb has a 'continuation' that is not well known.
・Kindness is not for others; it goes around and comes back to oneself.
・Kindness is not for others; it will eventually return to your own body.
When you see the continuation like this, the meaning becomes very easy to understand.
■ Similar concepts
There have been many sayings similar to this way of thinking since long ago.
・Cause and effect
(The idea that both good and bad deeds result in corresponding consequences)
・Good causes bring good results
(Meaning that good causes <deeds> produce good results)
All of these are based on the philosophy that 'your deeds will go around and return to you'.
There are also very similar proverbs in English.
・What goes around comes around.
(It goes around and comes back to you)
・You reap what you sow.
(You harvest what you have planted yourself)
Both mean that 'your actions will return to you in some form'.
It is interesting that even with different countries and cultures, there are similar values.
■ Living with integrity
That is precisely why I want to avoid telling lies as much as possible and live with integrity.
When you do something good for others, it will come back to you in the future.
Of course, I think that is one aspect of it.
But I feel there is more to it than that.
When you are kind to others, your own heart feels a little refreshed.
That feeling itself might be what is already "coming back" to you.
Living with confidence in yourself.
I feel it also leads to that realization.
■ A way of thinking that also applies to investment
I believe this way of thinking also applies to investment.
In a sense, investment is an act of increasing money for "your own retirement."
But originally, it is:
Companies raise funds from the market,
use those funds to grow their business,
and receive a portion of the results as dividends.
It exists within that flow.
In other words, investment is also an act of supporting corporate growth.
■ Not the stock price, but the "way of engagement"
Thinking about it that way,
rather than focusing only on "whether the stock price will go up,"
the perspective of "what kind of company to entrust your funds to" might be more important.
■ Summary
Kindness is never wasted.
I think this saying is not just about morality, but about the concept of the "circulation" of human activity.
Neither kindness to others nor investment in companies produces immediate results.
But over time, in one form or another, it will eventually come back to you.
Because I want to believe that,
I would like to live a little more honestly today as well.
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