Is Your Desire to Help Causing Misfortune?
by A common mistake people make is wishing about a big windfall so they can “do good” for the world. However, in order to “do good”, there must be some misfortune, someone in need of aid. Could your day dreams be bringing about tragedy in another persons life?
We often hear people talk about their desire to help others, especially so, attached to their wishes of financial windfalls. This on a surface this may seem like a noble ambition, however, this mindset on a subconscious level may be quite harmful. If you believe that wishes, prayers, hopes and dreams can come true, and have dreams of helping others, then what you are doing is creating a situation of somebody in need. This is in no way, shape, or form, a good thing. It is a very negative thing. Is your desire to help, more important than the well being of those you want to help? I believe this type of mindset of charity addiction manifests much strife into the world. The desire to help others, may impart disasters on others, so that there are always people to help
If you are a person of this mindset you may respond “But, I like to help others, it makes me feel good.”, or “It’s my spiritual duty to help others, God requires it of us.”. These are the two most common statements by people of this mindset. Let us look at each of these statements.
“But, I like to help others. It makes me feel good.”
In a statement like this, where is the focus? It is on the I and the me. “I like” and “makes me”. The “help others” is lost somewhere between the implied self gratification and glorification. It is a selfish statement plain and simple. If you take this statement and apply it to Laws of Attraction it becomes a diabolical one because a person of this mindset is attracting adverse situations to others so that they can feel good by helping others out of those same situations.
“It’s my spiritual duty to help others. God requires it of us.”
This is all well and good until you start praying for the opportunity to “help others”. When you do this you are in essence praying for someone to have problems so that you can perform your perceived spiritual duty. This is not a very spiritual action at all. If you see, or hear, about a need, helping is required not only by spiritual decree, it is also a part of being human. Praying that you will be directed to those in need, is most likely creating those needs. Praying that a solution to a pre-existing problem is good, but praying for an increase in YOUR finances so that YOU can go about “helping others” is careless and irresponsible. This will most likely create a problem where one did not exist, or compound to existing problems, to fulfill your selfish prayer of “helping others”.
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Post Commentroberto sardelli
On October 20, 2008 at 10:47 am
great article and very interesting
jhenz
On October 20, 2008 at 8:47 pm
you have your point there, but i also believe that in order for you to help others more, double time on helping yourself. i mean, for me, in order to help others, make sure that you yourself is ready to help with whatever it causes. that’s just a piece of my mind.
thank you for the article. it’s been appreciated.
goodselfme
On October 22, 2008 at 1:52 am
You probably have helped other with this article. I find it a rewarding experience by sharing my poetry with others.
Dewalt
On November 5, 2008 at 12:49 am
I found this rather interesting even though I don’t agree. I don’t get the “high” from helping others and truthfully wish those who do would do a better job of giving them the right direction to their door not mine.
I don’t think I subconsciousy want those in need to knock. I do find myself in situations where it is impossible to turn away a child or an animal although I don’t pray for them to come my way or feel a need to please God by helping.
I pick and chose those I help and those I don’t. I did enjoy this article and different view. Thanks for sharing.