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Doing good or evil depends on the original motive or the result.

“If you have the intention to do good, you will not be rewarded even if you do good; if you have no intention of doing evil, you will not be punished even if you are evil.” This sentence means that if you intentionally do good deeds and show it to others, you should not be rewarded even if it is a good deed. On the contrary, if you do bad deeds unintentionally, you should not be punished even if it is wrong. But I have different thoughts on the saying "If you intend to do good, no matter how good it is, you will not be rewarded." I think that at present, as long as you do good things, even if you do it intentionally, you should be worthy of praise and rewards.

In the past, we thought that doing good deeds without leaving a name and promoting the spirit of dedication in obscurity is in line with our traditional virtues. However, it is very offensive to those who have good intentions and publicize the good deeds. She was dismissive, thinking that he was either just seeking fame or had ulterior motives. When Zizhang asked Confucius about the way of a good person, Confucius replied: "If you don't practice good deeds, you won't enter the house." Confucius said that when you do good deeds, don't leave traces for others to see, and don't be trapped in the house for the sake of doing good deeds. Do good. Influenced by Confucius, Chinese people for thousands of years have promoted the virtue of doing good without intention and despised the hypocrisy of doing good with intention.

"Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, but it is evil; everyone knows that good is good, but it is not good." The reason why beauty is beautiful is because of the existence of evil, and the reason why good is good is because there is evil. exists, so good is always the opposite of bad, and doing good means suppressing evil. Doing good deeds, no matter what the purpose is, whether it is profit or fame, as long as it is a good deed, it will give people help and sympathy, and benefit people who need help and are in distress, so I think doing good things with intention It is also true and good, and should be worthy of appreciation and praise.

Chen Guangbiao is one of the representatives of those who are willing to do good. Because doing good with intention is different from our traditional "no trace" way of doing good, his high-profile and flamboyant way of doing good is not recognized by many people. , so he is a lonely fighter in charity, even like a tragic hero. He ignored his flourishing career and donated a large amount of money to do good deeds everywhere. He went to the disaster area to collect cash from door to door, went to Taiwan to provide financial support, and even invited everyone to attend his solo concert by giving each person a pig.

Chen Guangbiao’s eye-catching way of doing good is incompatible with the restrained and moderate way of doing things in China. Many people regard him as an alien and even attract abuse from many people. However, he continues to do his good deeds in a high-profile manner. . Putting aside Chen Guangbiao's weird ways, the results of his good deeds have actually benefited many people. Many people have overcome difficulties through his help, allowing them to see the kindness and conscience of society, thus inspiring the hope of life. courage. Compared with the Red Cross's low-profile and secretive operations, as well as those who collect money in the name of charity, Chen Guangbiao's high-profile is so open-minded and aboveboard.

People such as Li Ka-shing and Run Run Shaw are regarded as "good people" by everyone. They use their wealth to be extremely wealthy to do good things, such as funding education, helping the poor, and developing transportation. They do good things in many ways and in many ways. There are many kinds of people, and everyone praises them, hoping that they will live a long life and good people will be rewarded. With wealth