SAY, WHA?

SAY, WHA?

Here’s a good one to ponder.

“Disinterested benevolence.” 

Completely foreign in concept, right?  That’s because it’s heavenly. 

Just to make sure we’re on the same page, I’m talking about doing something benevolent (generous, kind, thoughtful+.) and then forgetting all about it. 

It sounded super weird to me at first, but on further consideration, I could see something admirable in it.  So, of course, I determined to give it a go. 

I found I was right.  It is super weird.  Know what was inconspicuously missing?  I was.  I mean I wasn’t taking into account how I might benefit, or how I might lose something if I (fill in the blank) ed.

So, I managed to send myself on an imaginary hike somewhere, and was more or less benevolent.  I admit it was in a small way.   I sleuthed about so successfully, not even I could have recounted the impact of my mini-benevolence.  Truth be told, I do remember it.  But, forgetting has happened here and there as I continue to sleuth about looking for times I might commit these “disinterested benevolent” acts, I think I’m getting better at forgetting.  It has happened. 

I LIKED IT! 

As with most new behaviors, I am finding new ways to be disinterestedly benevolent, and new blessings from perfecting this “super weird” behavior.  It’s an ongoing adventure, one of my favorite things!

I’m having trouble coming up with examples to tell you, as to aid in your own adventures, because (of course) I’ve forgotten most of them.  But, I do remember one I re-use from time to time.  

This wasn’t really my own idea, except maybe for the last part, but you may have heard occasionally someone in line (usually at a fast-food restaurant drive-through) pays for the order of the car behind them. 

Well, that’s an example, only in this case, you don’t check their reaction in your rear-view mirror, and you tell the ole’ memory to forget what just happened.  Isn’t that a blast?