Giving

Giving


There was a time when I was not well.

An acquaintance-friend, let's call 'A', got to know about it and sms me, telling me about the chanting 'A' did for me.

Touched by the gesture, I thanked 'A' via sms.

Sometime later, we met.

On seeing me, 'A' brought up the subject of chanting for me when I was unwell.

I told 'A' thank you.

When we reached the venue of where we were going, 'A' told me again of the chanting done.

Again, I said thank you.

In a span of 2-3 hours throughout that meeting with 'A', 'A' told/reminded me about 3 or 4 times the chanting done for me.

Thinking back, perhaps a humble 'Thank You' is not enough.

Perhaps I should have taken a loudhailer, or announced it over the PA system for everyone to hear, what 'A' had done for me.

Or maybe I should have called the press, the newspaper, the radio and TV stations, and have it announced to the whole world.


The point is,

Give for the JOY of giving, expecting nothing,

And I mean NOTHING, 'NO-THING', not even a simple 'Thank You', in return.

When you're expecting something in return, that's NOT giving.

That's business transaction, where Terms and Conditions apply.


Real, Pure giving is about letting go;

Not gaining and/or achieving. (Unconditional)

Many people feel that when they give something, or do something for others, they must or have to get something back.

Not just something,

But a Big something.

A HUGE something.


That's how our society, our world is nowadays - from the highest to the lowest.

No wonder people are getting selfish, greedy and stingy.

It all comes as a package.

There are even some new age so-called holistic/spiritual people who coin out a term - "energy exchange", or "spiritual exchange", for it.

My goodness!

The next time you give,

For goodness' sake,

Be quiet about it.

Shhhhh !



"Give for the joy of giving,

Expecting nothing in return.

When you can give that way,

You'll find Real True Happiness."




"Give and forget you've given.

Take/receive and always remember you've taken/received."




"When you measure a relationship by how much you've done and/or given,

It's no longer a relationship.

It's a business transaction."



"When you give and expect something in return,

It only give rise to suffering."

- The Buddha




"When you have high expectations, you'll fall and be crushed.

When you have low expectations, you'll still fall, but may or may not be crushed.

But when you have no expectations,

You'll not fall, so wherefore the crush?"




"Giving = Loving = Forgiving = Letting Go = Freedom."