When we give what are we expecting to receive?
Almost the entire night I was thinking and evaluating why we do for others, what exactly are we giving, what do we expect to receive and are we satisfied with what we receive? I know there have been many times in my life when I felt I was giving to uplift someone else and felt defeated or frustrated when the person to whom I had targeted as “needy” did not respond to my “gift” in the way I expected. Sounds like a spider – attaching tiny, silky threads to the gift object. So really was I just doing for myself? What is a gift? If we keep records or keep track of what we have done for others are we really giving? No conclusion but many thoughts, anyone else out there pondering such thoughts? Is it important to us to please others? Is it important to us to please self? So for now – why do we give and what are we expecting in return?