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Good deeds

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Have you done a good deed today? Doing a good deed then bragging diminishes the good deed. Or does it? If somebody saves a child from a burning building, then proceeds to brag about it, does that change the action? Of course not, but it does reveal the sponsoring thought/motivation. The “hero” saved the child because of the possibility of future recognition. The child is saved – no doubt the deed is good and done – does it matter if the reason isn’t as wholesome as originally thought? I bet the child’s parents wouldn’t care one bit. Full disclosure: I dunno if Buddha said that So then if a good deed is a good deed regardless of the reason for doing so, what does it matter whether the deed-doer was behaving altruistically? If that is what motivates them to do a good deed, surely it’s better that they do the deed and get their “return” of feeling proud, and enjoying the likes on Social Media. Some people are inspired by others to be more charitable, more generous – postin