When helping someone - Thank them for giving you an opportunity to serve

This might sounds surprising to many people. Basic common sense says that – If I helped someone, I am doing him/her a favor and he/she should be indebted to me. However, this is not true once you think deep about it. Every human being commits sins and righteous deeds in their life. Helping someone is an opportunity to get rid of some of the sins that you have accumulated so far. Hence when someone gives you an opportunity to help them, in fact they are doing a favor to you by allowing you to reduce the burden of sins you have accumulated so far.

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The above is a religious perspective. Let us think from a non-religious practical perspective for those who do not believe in God/Religion. If you think of helping someone as a favor on them, this leads to an expectation that he/she should be grateful to you and/or acknowledge publicly that you helped him/her. What happens when the person does not meet your expectation? You end up in the same situation as the lady in the example shared in "Expectation Management" topic. So, you will end up in a bad state of mind in spite of helping someone. Is it really worth it? Instead if you just think of helping someone as your duty without any expectation from that person, your life will be much more peaceful.