Good Deeds

What is Good Deed?

Something DONE GOOD is "Good Deed". It sounds simple but is complex. 
Complex because, there is no metric system to measure the meter or kilos of goodness.Meaning is, just telling 'good' does not give the clarity.

For doing good, there should be purity in thoughts. I am sorry!,  'purity' again is bit complex,  though not, once you understand. Purity is something aloof of selfishness, purity is something aloof of profit-loss calculations. The word purity has to be given utmost importance, because, purity is an asset where "heart is at right place" (some call it abiding 'conscience'). 

One example may give the relevance to above depicted details. 
'Killing' someone is Deed, but whether it is good OR bad deed, that's the question. At first instance, killing can be defined as bad deed. Now, if you analyse two different situations of killing, the same killing can be bad or good. One soldier fighting on war front, killing opponent soldier and one gangster killing civilians just because their cocaine is not supplied to destination due to police interference. 
One deed has some value, as the soldier is killing and dying for the sake of his duty and responsibility towards nation and gangster has only selfish motive and wants to gain via short cut/path. In other words, good deeds have some inherited values and not so easy at times.
Vivekananda said this in a very nice way, that which is unselfish is Moral. and which is selfish is Immoral. So, moral work is always good.

Why to believe in good deeds?

Many a times, we loose belief on good deeds and even on GOD, commonly, when expected results are not paid or bad outcomes are the resultant of good deeds. The call of Impulse brings many negativities and let us loosen the grip on Good deeds at that very time.

But you know what, good deeds are not the bliss for future. Doing good itself is a bliss. 
An example can make you clear. Before that, I will ask readers to first validate the fact that, Saints like Jesus, Ali, Buddha, are someone who can be considered as embodiment of bliss. 

Guru Arjan Dev, fifth guru of sikhs is a martyr who was tortured like anything till his death. Does that state that he was not blissful,  as, throughout the whole life he did good, but, in the last period of life, so painful becomes his condition. Actually, in his whole life, he never lost the belief on doing good and did good till his end (even when he was brutally tortured). His martyrdom brought the faith on light and good deed more.



Doing good even in adverse situations is the highest form of bliss. Therefore, let us never loosen the grip of faith on good deeds and lead a blissful life by doing good, which is very much in our hand till our life ends.