With all the distractions surrounding us in this modern life, it would be really hard to stay focused on what you have to accomplish all of the time. There will be times when we lose track of our goals, and there will be times when we just lose ourselves. This would be even more challenging if the end goal is not really directly for us. Just like in social responsibility, some may think that engaging in such activities does not really have an end goal that will fully benefit us - but that is where most people are wrong and where I have been wrong.
During the discussions, I always hear my professor ask 'but what's in it for us?' Truly, this is a question that needs to be asked but is most often answered in the wrong way. Some people may think that solving social issues which they really are not a part of is just a waste of time because it will not really benefit them. But that is where they are wrong. Every action that we do, every problem that we solve whether involving us or not, has a corresponding reaction that will definitely affect us. I am talking about the infamous karma. Whatever we do, will somehow find a way back to us.
That's why we should not be hesitant to do something good even if it will not directly or totally benefit us for this will bring us something good in the future. We may know what it will be and we may never know what it was or whether it has come to us already or it still hasn't. But the thing is, every good thing that you do will have a good effect on you whether you know it or not. That's why, maybe, we should save ourselves from the trouble of asking ourselves 'what's in it for me?' and finding the answer to that question because something is always in it for us we may not just be aware of it.
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