Life isn't all about getting. We all know that in order to get something, you first need to give something. But is this "give to get" OK? In this post I am going to argue that expecting to get something in return defeats the purpose of giving itself.
Have you ever felt unconditional love? Unconditional love is when you love somebody regardless of whether they love you back or not. You do things for them without expecting anything in return. I am sure that everyone has felt this at least once and at least for a short time. But in most case our Egos take over and convince us that we can't be this generous and just give without getting anything back. It's not fair this way, is it?
Well, here is some news about life if you didn't know this already. Life isn't rational. In most cases we can't comprehend what is really going on mainly because our judgment is clouded by prejudice. And one of these prejudices is that we have to get something back when we give. Do you want to know the secret of giving? If you give without expectating anything in return, you will eventually get much more than what you would get in any fair give and take exchange. Sounds like a good deal, right? But you must be indifferent abou it, and that is the hard part. We human beings are greedy creatures driven by desires and it is hard to free one's mind of those desires even when giving. It is hard, but not impossible. This gives me hope and keeps driving me every day to give a little more of myself without any expectations. It is not easy, but I believe that my efforts are not futile and that eventually I will be able to build a habit that will make me a better person. And I don't expect anything in return for that!
Have you ever felt unconditional love? Unconditional love is when you love somebody regardless of whether they love you back or not. You do things for them without expecting anything in return. I am sure that everyone has felt this at least once and at least for a short time. But in most case our Egos take over and convince us that we can't be this generous and just give without getting anything back. It's not fair this way, is it?
Well, here is some news about life if you didn't know this already. Life isn't rational. In most cases we can't comprehend what is really going on mainly because our judgment is clouded by prejudice. And one of these prejudices is that we have to get something back when we give. Do you want to know the secret of giving? If you give without expectating anything in return, you will eventually get much more than what you would get in any fair give and take exchange. Sounds like a good deal, right? But you must be indifferent abou it, and that is the hard part. We human beings are greedy creatures driven by desires and it is hard to free one's mind of those desires even when giving. It is hard, but not impossible. This gives me hope and keeps driving me every day to give a little more of myself without any expectations. It is not easy, but I believe that my efforts are not futile and that eventually I will be able to build a habit that will make me a better person. And I don't expect anything in return for that!