This not a poor me, or poor them post. Like getting gifts? WELL NO MORE GIFTS FOR YOU -- unless you understand it.
There is a shortage of gift giving in the world
Just not at Christmas time, or Birthdays
The true spirit of gift giving is this...
- It is not based on a holiday
- Not because you are obligated to
- Not for self-promotional reasons
- Not to win points with the receiver of the gift.
The true spirit of gift giving is to offer someone, other than yourself, "something" without any expectation of payback later.
...and why do people do this... ?
Because it feels good to both the gift sender, and the gift receiver, and it is a surprise and unexpected event in life!
Tonight, I gave a gift to the spanish speaking community.
NB: I don't speak spanish. I am not spanish. I have very few spanish friends or family (but some)
Why did I do it?
For these reasons:
- It is not based on a holiday
- Not because I was obligated to
- Not for self-promotional reasons
- Not to win points with the receiver of the gift.
... I did it because it was the right time, the right situation, and I had it in my ability to do such a thing.
If I hold on to everything I own, everything I've earned, and keep it "just for me" -- all of the time, 100% of the time... that makes me feel greedy and selfish.
I don't want to be greedy or selfish.
Sharing the bit I've got (not everyday, but some days)... is like spreading the wealth, paying it forward, and not being part of the 1% problem.
I shared some of what little I had today, and I felt dynamite for doing it.
Now some of you are going to ask:
- Ok, what did you share?
- To who?
- You did it to speak about what you did and get acknowledged for it right?
Here's where you will be wrong if you think that...
I did something... which I won't say.. or advertise...
...because what I did... is not the point.
What IS the point... is this...
Don't wait for Christmas.. Don't wait for Birthdays... Don't wait for ROI or reasons to give based on how how it can benefit you...
Surprise someone... for no apparent reason.. just give a gift, unexpected.
Both you, and the gift receiver will enjoy the experience, and it makes this rare event a little more common for that moment. Who knows.. maybe soon someone might surprise you with an unexpected gift too one day?
The world is a big ying/yang. It's united by positive and negative efforts and decisions.
Do something positive... and it might come back to you when you least expect it.
..and if it doesn't..
...at the minimum you know you did something that made you, and another person both smile, when you didn't have to do what you did...
Enjoy your next 24 hours... thanks for reading this post. :)
BTW, I haven't mentioned this in awhile, but I should:
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