Giving creates a symbiotic
relationship; if benefits both parties. The recipients benefit from your gift. And
you benefit personally by virtue of having been a giver. Sometimes it is easy
to see the immediate benefits to those you help. Other times, the ultimate
benefits of your action may occur many years in the future. It could be that your
gift help the sick, funds a project for your favorite charity, or help a child
learn something valuable. Whatever you gift, your time, money, or effort will
have a positive impact.
The other side of the equation is
the benefits to you. They may be visible and immadiate, or they may be intangible
and delayed. You may not even recognize them as benefits. You may a tax
deduction. You may feel great about your ability to help. You may help receive
heartfelt thanks. You may see the preservation of something of you believe in
or change in an area where you have been seeking it.
Whatever from the benefits take,
giving brings meaning to your life. When you give, you have a chance to make an
incredible impact during and often beyond your life. And when you give without
expecting a return, you reap even more benefits.
Our personal experince has been that the more
we give, the more excitement, energy, and pleasure we derive from our lives. When
individuals give, they take important steps on the road to achieving their
personal potential--all the while improving the world through their actions.
“Always be a giver: a
giver of knowwledge, time wealth, and love”.
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