Do good and don't ask for anything in return / Haz bien y no pidas nada a cambio (eng-esp)

Greetings, friends.

When I tell my son: do good and don't look at who you're helping, and never ask for anything in return, I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

This is a principle that sounds like cheap moralizing until you try it and discover that, in reality, it's a brutally effective emotional survival strategy.

I learned through resentment. I would help a fellow writer revise his manuscript, dedicating hours to it, and then get annoyed if he didn't mention my help in the acknowledgments. I would give crucial advice to someone starting out, and then expect, almost demand, that this person become a kind of grateful disciple.

Every act of helping carried, hidden, an emotional price. And when that price wasn't paid with the coin of gratitude or loyalty I expected, I became bitter. The good deed dissolved inside me, becoming an unpaid debt.


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That mechanism is a pointless and poisonous drain. It turns the other person into a debtor and you into a failed debt collector. Furthermore, it taints the initial act. Did you truly help, or were you buying influence, admiration, or submission? When you stop to analyze it, you realize it's often the latter. You wanted to feel needed, wise, powerful. That's not doing good; it's making a failed transaction.


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I changed my approach out of sheer exhaustion. I decided that any help, advice, or support I offered would be a final act. Like dropping a stone into a lake. My responsibility ended the moment I released it. What happened afterward—the ripples, whether someone else picked it up, whether they ignored the stone—was none of my business. My reward should be the very act of throwing it, with the clear intention that it would be helpful. Period.


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The peace of mind this brings is enormous. Now, when I read a young writer's manuscript and give them my honest opinion, I do it and let it go. I don't check their career to see if they followed my advice. If they ask for a contact, I give it and don't expect a report.

I've helped people who later turned their backs on me, and people who have succeeded without remembering my name.

And that's okay. Because the value for me was in the very moment of the action. In that moment, I exercised my knowledge, tested my judgment, and chose to be helpful. That in itself is a complete reward. It strengthens your character, confirms your knowledge, and frees you from the heavy burden of managing other people's reactions.


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Doing good without expecting anything in return purifies your intention. It forces you to ask yourself: "Am I doing this because I truly believe it's right, or because I want something?" If the answer is the latter, it's often better not to do it. This principle protects your energy and your heart. You don't accumulate disappointments because you don't set hidden expectations.

The world is full of people who won't reciprocate, who won't be grateful, who might even betray you. If your well-being depends on reciprocity, you'll live in hell. If your reward is the act itself, you're invulnerable. You've done what you had to do. What comes next is no longer your problem. That's the only sustainable way to be generous without ending up broken and full of resentment.



Saludos, amigos.

Cuando le digo a mi hijo: haz bien y no mires a quien, y nunca pidas nada a cambio, lo digo de todo corazón.
Este es un principio que suena a moralina barata hasta que lo pruebas y descubres que, en realidad, es una estrategia de supervivencia emocional de una eficacia brutal.
Yo aprendí a base de resentimientos. Ayudaba a un colega escritor a revisar su manuscrito, dedicándole horas, y luego me molestaba si no mencionaba mi ayuda en los agradecimientos. Le daba un consejo crucial a alguien que empezaba, y luego esperaba, casi exigía, que esa persona se convirtiera en una suerte de discípulo agradecido.
Cada acto de ayuda llevaba, oculta, una factura emocional. Y cuando esa factura no era saldada con la moneda de gratitud o lealtad que yo esperaba, me amargaba. La buena acción se deshacía dentro de mí, convertida en una deuda impaga.


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Ese mecanismo es un desgaste inútil y venenoso. Convierte al otro en un deudor y a ti en un cobrador fracasado. Además, ensucia el acto inicial. ¿Realmente ayudaste, o estabas comprando influencia, admiración o sumisión? Cuando te paras a analizarlo, te das cuenta de que a menudo es lo segundo. Querías sentirte necesario, sabio, poderoso. Eso no es hacer el bien; es hacer una transacción fallida.


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Cambié de enfoque por puro cansancio. Decidí que cualquier ayuda, consejo o apoyo que diera, sería un acto terminal. Como soltar una piedra a un lago. Mi responsabilidad terminaba en el momento de soltarla. Lo que sucediera después—las ondas, si alguien más la recogía, si ignoraban la piedra—no era de mi incumbencia. Mi recompensa debía ser el acto mismo de lanzarla, con la intención clara de que fuera útil. Punto.


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La paz mental que esto trae es enorme. Ahora, cuando leo el manuscrito de un joven escritor y le doy mi opinión sincera, lo hago y lo suelto. No reviso su carrera para ver si siguió mis consejos. Si me piden un contacto, lo doy y no espero un reporte.
He ayudado a gente que luego me ha dado la espalda, y a gente que ha triunfado sin recordar mi nombre.
Y está bien. Porque el valor para mí estuvo en el momento mismo de la acción. En ese momento, ejercité mi conocimiento, puse a prueba mi criterio, y elegie ser útil.
Eso ya es una recompensa completa. Fortalece tu carácter, confirma tu conocimiento y te libera de la pesada carga de gestionar las reacciones ajenas.


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Hacer el bien sin esperar nada te purifica la intención. Te obliga a preguntarte: "¿Estoy haciendo esto porque realmente creo que es correcto, o porque quiero algo?" Si la respuesta es lo segundo, muchas veces es mejor no hacerlo. Este principio protege tu energía y tu corazón. No acumulas decepciones porque no estableces expectativas ocultas.
El mundo está lleno de gente que no corresponderá, que no agradecerá, que incluso te traicionará. Si tu bienestar depende de su reciprocidad, vivirás en un infierno. Si tu recompensa es el acto en sí, eres invulnerable. Has hecho lo que debías. Lo que siga, ya no es tu problema. Esa es la única forma sostenible de ser generoso sin terminar rota y llena de rencor.



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