I was reminded today that no good deed goes unpunished. But that shouldn't oughta matter anyway, because if you're not doing good for its own sake, because it's the right thing to do, you're just pretending to be, as the Wizard of Oz says, a good deed doer.
Most everyone I know buys into the whole "do unto others" thing for the most part. I always found that too passive to be useful as a life philosophy, though. Quite a while ago I resolved myself that in every situation I touch or that touches me, that I try to leave it better than I found it. Do I always succeed? Does it always make a difference? Of course not. I've screwed up in ways ranging from trivial to accidentally causing one of my best friends and his girlfriend to break up. But more often then not, having positive intent combined with understanding yields positive results.
And making benevolent choices has its own satisfaction, whether it's helping someone reach something on a high shelf (though truth be told, I'm probably not the best person for that) or letting a car merge in front of you or giving blood or whatever. It's good for the soul and it helps a thinking person live with themselves and feel good.
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