Baron De Rothschild once asked artist Ary Scheffer to paint his portrait. Though a wealthy financier. Rothschild posed as a beggar, wearing rags and holding a tin cup. During one day of painting, a friend of the artist entered the room. Thinking Rothschild was really a beggar, he dropped a coin in his cup.
Ten years later that man received a letter from the Baron De Rothschild and a cheque for ten thousand francs. The message read."You one day gave a coin to baron Rothschild in the studio of Ary Scheffer. he has invested it and today sends you the capital which you entrusted to him, together with the compounded interest. "A good action always brings good fortune."
You don't have to be a martyr looking for ways to sacrifice yourself when doing something for others, but a simple, random act of kindness. No one need know you did it. You do it with the understanding that you are doing a service for someone else without any gain to yourself. You are detaching from any benefits that may come your way, letting go of the results from you actions.
Meaning you perform the action of kindness, however simple, without a plan for any result or reward, just forget about it and let the universe remember for you.
God never forgets a kindness.
God never forgets a kindness.
Taken from the book
You Changed My Life By Max Lucado
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