Altruism- the life jacket of life
Kealeboga Ngwigwa | Tuesday August 11, 2026 10:42
No harmony, hope and the desire to explore it more. There is an English saying; “No man is an island.” Therefore, I need you as much as you need me and it is a fact we cannot abscond from. My success entirely depends on our interaction, so without you stretching your hand towards me, there is no way I could escape the dark and lonely pit of misery. It all takes altruism for us to catapult each other’s life to another unknown but wonderful levels. Altruism enables us to identify our commissions under the sun and make it easy for us to exercise them. Altruism is the quality of being unselfish and be concerned about other people’s welfare.
Yes, Henry Ford once said; “If you take care of your customers, the business will take care of itself.” This is a great emphasis and definition of possessing the quality of altruism. What he meant was that, one must forgo placing him/ herself before others but rather make it the other way round.
If you ensure that people meet their needs in an amicable fashion, without wanting to dominate them or be bigger than them, that is, being as humble as ever, those people will secure a special place in their hearts and they will definitely go and spread a positive word about you to others. In no time, many people would queue to seek to taste the same experience.
Most of the time we think that when people humble themselves they are making others to disrespect them. You would rather inflate your ego and want to appear somehow superior and that blinds you from practising the altruism flowing in you. Everyone will disconnect with you simply because the vibrations that you will be emitting does not speak life into their individual worlds. Do you know that for an idea to be, that is business or social, altruism is the backdrop of it? No idea crops up without the consequence of improving the next person’s life.
You may think that the idea will give you a good life but remember that it will need a couple of people to interact with it before it gives you what you eventually want from it.
You need someone to purchase your product or service but all of that also depends on how best you and your product or service projects the altruism in the marketplace. How is your communication structured? Does it address my welfare as your potential customer or perhaps not?
Sometimes, we are too stagnant because we lack to deposit some altruism where we ought to. Instead of us congratulating that person with their new job appointment, marriage proposal, business set- up, we gather so much jealousy and anger towards them, no wishing them well in their respective endeavours.
Our altruism could have potentially loosen our hearts and refrain us from carrying such bad energies which as a result cease blessings to also flow our direction. A witch lacks altruism quality. If you do, I am sorry to say that you are a witch and if you did not know, this article has revealed that to you.
The article is influenced by my altruism towards you because I desire that your welfare be as bright as the sunny day. It rebukes, builds and inspires. Fame and what accompanies it, is not at thought but they comes naturally because of the stance in which it is composed from.
We ought to learn to exercise altruism since it is a seed we plant in other people’s lives. The fruits may not be visible at the moment but very soon you shall start to harvest. Learn to wish people well in their journeys. Each one of us is destined for greatness.
Today it is you and the next day it is me. How we also handle our blessings, altruism must be integral so that the blessing grows beyond our comprehension. Failure to embrace and live it, will lead to the pre- mature death of the blessings. No one supports an arrogant person!
*Kealeboga Ronald Ngwigwa is an Author, Columnist, Trainer, Radio Feature Presenter, Motivational Speaker, and an Entrepreneur. He believes that beauty awaits to be born of anyone, despite our shortfalls. Call him on +26771830584 +26772522213 to enquire about his services, or email: krcoloringsouls@gmail.com