In the movie "Finding Forester" Sean Connery's character states that the key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time. While this movie does not rank in any top 10 of the greatest movies of all time, it is a lovely film about embracing growth while staying true to who you are. I wont go further into this movie itself at this time (maybe another time) but this one phrase will be the main point of this post, although applied in a much broader than way the film does.
An unexpected gift at an unexpected time can basically be anything, it can be a free drink you offer to someone at a bar, without any ulterior motives, a flower given to a stranger or even something as simple as letting someone who stands in line behind you in the supermarket go first, because they have only one product while you have an entire cart filled with products. A Gentlemen doesnt always consider his own utility first and foremost, a true Gentlemen considers the needs of others around him aswell.
Now obviously this doesnt mean that a gentlemen exists merely as a slave to those around him, always putting their needs before his own. If only for the paradox of confusion it would create in a room filled with Gentlemen, if they all let the people around them go first, noone would be able to go anywhere. I believe that considering the needs of others doesnt have to be done all the time, there comes a point when you need to think of yourself foremost aswell. I propose merely that atleast once each day a true Gentlemen should act against his own interest and in favor of someone around him, without any immediate gain.
To bless someone with an unexpected kindness at an unexpected time.
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