"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
-Henry David Thoreau
I believe that what this quote is trying to show its audience is that the things that you do that you did out of goodness will have a true meaning than the things that you did not. How many times have you done something out of a good heart? What have you gotten in return? When you perform an act of goodness you will always get something in return because you invested a part of you to help someone else all because you wanted to. For example lets say that a fellow classmate forgot their homework on the table and you saw it. You picked it up and took it to them and not only did you take it to them, you also offered to help them with their homework. In this example you have invested some of your time to help the student out and therefore you did it out of goodness not because someone told you to. With this act of goodness you have shown that the investment will never fail because it will help you climb another step closer to success. But if you decided not to take the homework to your fellow classmate and just left it alone then you have shown that you don't care and that there is little to no goodness found in you. Everyone has goodness in them but some have more than others. you must always be able to help others and never be expecting something in return. The greatest act of goodness is giving someone your time because it is something that will be kept on to. Goodness is only found on the inside of a person not on the outside. You want to live a life that will help you feel good not just look good because goodness captures your personality.
-Henry David Thoreau
I believe that what this quote is trying to show its audience is that the things that you do that you did out of goodness will have a true meaning than the things that you did not. How many times have you done something out of a good heart? What have you gotten in return? When you perform an act of goodness you will always get something in return because you invested a part of you to help someone else all because you wanted to. For example lets say that a fellow classmate forgot their homework on the table and you saw it. You picked it up and took it to them and not only did you take it to them, you also offered to help them with their homework. In this example you have invested some of your time to help the student out and therefore you did it out of goodness not because someone told you to. With this act of goodness you have shown that the investment will never fail because it will help you climb another step closer to success. But if you decided not to take the homework to your fellow classmate and just left it alone then you have shown that you don't care and that there is little to no goodness found in you. Everyone has goodness in them but some have more than others. you must always be able to help others and never be expecting something in return. The greatest act of goodness is giving someone your time because it is something that will be kept on to. Goodness is only found on the inside of a person not on the outside. You want to live a life that will help you feel good not just look good because goodness captures your personality.
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