What goes around comes around

Karma is one thing that I strongly believe in. Even though its hard to see when it actually happens, I feel it has a strong influence on a lot of people and defines who we really are. It brings out your character and reflects how people around you act or how you should be treated.

            Someone once told me, ”Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” I have lived by this saying most of my life. The meaning this saying portrays is extremely deep, in the sense that people should always go out of their way to help others. No matter how big or small that task is, always put forth more effort to help than most people would. Once this is done you have instantly gained their respect towards you and one day they will return the favor.    

            Before I moved to Ohio a few years ago, my old school was pretty nice. I had a lot of friends and was pretty well known, and everyday I noticed this kid who was constantly being picked on because of his size and the way he dressed. This was very difficult for me to watch and because I’d had enough I decided to become his friend regardless of what other people thought. Everyone was surprised and I even lost a few friends because of this.

As time went on, people actually started liking him. Our friendship gave him a chance to open up to others around him. They got to know him for who he really was and not by what he looked like. To this day he is still my friend and has taken me to NFL football game, live concerts, and even to Florida all in return for this friendship. I was not expecting any of this and was completely unaware of how much fun this kid really was to be around. I remember going to his house and his dad came up to me and said, “ My son is so glad you’re his friend, he’s never had such a friend like you and he talks about you constantly. Keep reaching out to people and don’t ever change.” Those words stuck with me for awhile and I really felt good about myself.

  

I believe everything happens for a reason and that karma can happen when you least expect it and sometimes you wont even know its happening unless you really stop and think about it. Depending on weather its bad or good, depends on you and how you act towards others. So be a good person everyday, it’s not going to kill you to make a new friend or help someone study or say thank you when given the opportunity. We can’t expect much from someone who’s mean and disrespectful or just to lazy to care. Plus you never know when you will be that person in life in need of a favor like the hungry man in need of some food.