Act for the sake of the Act

Quoted this from a interesting book i pick up on Spiritual intelligence

"Don't expect a certain response when you give appreciation or are compassionate towards someone. Give without thoughts of your own gain or benefit. Be open about how the person may or may not react or you will just set both of you up for potential disappointments. You may never know the knock on effects your action may have. Just know that you are happier for making the positive effort and so at some level, will they be. So smile, be happy and don't expect anything in return. Actually becoming detached from outcomes and expectations is one of the most difficult things to do, yet it is something that brings the greatest rewards. And detachment protects you from all the heartaches that often accompany those expectations"

I fully appreciate the above paragraphs. I am proud of myself for adhering to my principle of responsibilities at work, for those whom evade this principle, i can only offer my minimium sympathy to them.