How often do we hear a rather convenient saying: "Do not do good - you will not get evil." And many people really believe in it. Moreover, every day
this saying becomes the lifestyle of millions. But what lies behind it and how does it act?
They began to hunt for one snake. When the danger was already very close, she begged the peasant, walking by, to save him, taking him into his stomach. He did so. The hunters did not find them and hid in the thicket, and the man asked the snake to flush out. But inside it was so warm and cozy that the snake refused to fulfill the request. Then the saddened man turned to the heron, talked about his problem. She took a snake from the belly of a peasant and killed her. But the man was very alarmed, because the snake could poison him with his poison. And then the heron said that six white birds that need to be boiled and eat can save him. It was then that the idea came to the peasant that the heron could very well become the first. He caught her and brought her home.
His wife began to scold him that the bird had saved him, and he decided to repay her like that. After that, she freed a heron, but she pecked her eyes.
The problem of the parable “do not do good - you will not get evil” lies in the fact that at the subconscious level, everyone expects that they should be repaid with good for absolutely any action. But having received something in return, he does not notice it. The saying "do not do good - you will not get evil" is interpreted by the Bible as the machinations of demons who are trying to lead us astray. In fact, any right and sincere act infuriates evil spirits, because of which she tries to make trouble so that a person goes out of a righteous path. Remember atonement? Many forget the simple truth - in order for sins to remain in the past, it is necessary to bring good to the world free of charge. Remember the wonderful saying: "Treat people as you would like them to do with you." Imagine for a moment that one day you will find yourself in a rather difficult situation that you yourself cannot handle. And people who could provide such assistance live by the rule "do not do good - you will not get evil."
If you return to the opinion of the Bible, the saying "do not do good - you will not get evil" is quite controversial. On the one hand, it is in the Christian teaching that we can see a great many examples that indirectly confirm this statement.
But, on the other hand, it was the infallible people, the righteous, and the saints who saved a huge number of people. For example, the parable of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. According to legend, in the past, a rich and now poor father decided to make prostitutes out of his daughters who would thus earn their bread. But Nicholas Mir-Lycian gave him gold three times, but he did it secretly, because he did not want honors and glory for himself, but only sincerely wanted to help people and turn them away from the path of debauchery and sin. The father successfully married his daughters, giving gold to them as a dowry. Upon learning who had benefited him, he could not repay Nicholas with anything but to thank him and God for having sent his daughters such a savior and patron.
And so we came to the main question: how true is the saying "do not do good to people - you will not get evil." In order to get an answer to this question, let's recall the old cartoon "Wow! Talking fish!". It says clearly and clearly: "Do good, and then throw it into the water." The old man did so. And the good returned to him a hundredfold, although he did not expect this. Therefore, you must decide for yourself who you want to be and what your children and grandchildren will once become.