I have an ex-coworker whom I have not seen in years call me up. I use to do repair work on her home computer when I use to work with her.
She said she needed to upgrade her computer or "make it go faster, because it was too slow", according to her. So, I go over and pick up the computer and she makes a few request...one of them being a deadline. In the past, I would provide my services without charging because she was a co-worker. But for some reason this time, I felt she's pushing my generousity a little bit too far. Anyways, I did my best to clean/upgrade/fix it and everything was working fine.
A couple of days later, I received an email from her saying that the computer wasn't working the way she wanted it to and wanted me to take a look at it asap. At that moment, I felt she has pushed me to the limit. How can she make such demands? I told her I was busy...in fact, I needed time to think about how I should take care of this.
As the situation has been in the back of my mind, my girlfriend and I have had unrelated "discussions" about leadership and responsibilities. She said "...Strong to me is a decision which you want to take responsibility whenever you see there are weak people around you, and whenever you see they need your help, you always like to take your responsibility to help them. Whenever you take your responsibility to help people, there is no question you will become a leader, people will trust you and admire you..."
After all that, I felt... my ex-coworker needed my support and my help. She may have demanded a lot but I know, when I do get around to working on it, I will feel good. Not because she will offer to pay for my services, but I will feel good because I did it out of love(kindness and generosity) for another person.
As per God's words:
1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
I am not being taking advantage of...but i am acting out of love to help a fellow person with troubles, right??
I believe if I do a good deed, she will (I hope) do a good deed upon another soul.
I hope this made sense. It was good to get this out and I'll pick up the computer asap.
She said she needed to upgrade her computer or "make it go faster, because it was too slow", according to her. So, I go over and pick up the computer and she makes a few request...one of them being a deadline. In the past, I would provide my services without charging because she was a co-worker. But for some reason this time, I felt she's pushing my generousity a little bit too far. Anyways, I did my best to clean/upgrade/fix it and everything was working fine.
A couple of days later, I received an email from her saying that the computer wasn't working the way she wanted it to and wanted me to take a look at it asap. At that moment, I felt she has pushed me to the limit. How can she make such demands? I told her I was busy...in fact, I needed time to think about how I should take care of this.
As the situation has been in the back of my mind, my girlfriend and I have had unrelated "discussions" about leadership and responsibilities. She said "...Strong to me is a decision which you want to take responsibility whenever you see there are weak people around you, and whenever you see they need your help, you always like to take your responsibility to help them. Whenever you take your responsibility to help people, there is no question you will become a leader, people will trust you and admire you..."
After all that, I felt... my ex-coworker needed my support and my help. She may have demanded a lot but I know, when I do get around to working on it, I will feel good. Not because she will offer to pay for my services, but I will feel good because I did it out of love(kindness and generosity) for another person.
As per God's words:
1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
I am not being taking advantage of...but i am acting out of love to help a fellow person with troubles, right??
I believe if I do a good deed, she will (I hope) do a good deed upon another soul.
I hope this made sense. It was good to get this out and I'll pick up the computer asap.
