No Strings Attached…. There's A Lot Of Strings Attached To It. #Loh146

It is hard to come by the statement, "No Strings Attached", as there are lots of strings attached to things people do for you. And this makes it hard, not just hard, but super freaking hard to believe when a gift just pops in without the strings to it.

As humans, we all want something back from the things we do. Either directly or indirectly from those people, we do them for, we crave something no matter how good we are.

It is a well-known fact that no one is living a rosy life but if you are, just say hi, and let's be friends. Hehe. Having in mind that life isn't rosy brings us back to the string-attached statement.

Let's take a look at a wealthy lady or man who donated freely from his/her heart to a hospital to facilitate treatment by getting new equipment. And, he/she decides to stay anonymous.

We can say for sure that the person gave out a very thoughtful gift or a pampering gift to pamper patients who could have gone through manual usage of getting treated. But, can we say the Lady or Man does not want something back?

This brings us back to life not being a jolly ride. The Lady could have done that with no strings attached but there is a string to it. The Lady may be going through some hardship in life that giving out to people is the only way to help her from letting that hardship take control of her life. Whenever she sees people smile at what she has done, it helps her breathe better. So, can we still say there were no strings attached to her gift?

Let's take another look at our parents. There is no doubt that they love selflessly and they do things for us to grow into decent adults. But, is their thoughtful gift to us without a string? We all know the answer. Whatever they do and give to us is to see us grow to be people that society will be proud of. Statements like;

"Your parents must be proud of you." Goes a long way when our parents hear them. They become satisfied with how they've trained us. You see, they never gave us a condition for our attitude. They just train us by pampering us with gifts and thoughtful words without saying;

"We want this back. That is why we are doing this for you." But, they did attach a condition to it and when the condition is met, they become very proud of their parental care and guidance.

So, back to the topic by @jamerussell here on the last time we were given a pampering gift or thoughtful gifts with no strings attached. I can't say I remember the day, date, month, or year. But, I do remember the thoughtful gifts given to me by Mama, and those thoughtful words always come in handy whenever I want to take a step forward in life.

Whenever I remember some of her words, I just smile and do what I believe is right to be done.

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Still yours truly,
Balikis.

Thanks for reading.

Peace be unto those who crave it and more to those who chase it away.