Joy of Self Giving: We are unselfish beings
We are all givers.
The person who goes to college with a view to getting a good job is giving.
The mother who stays at home to look after her family is giving.
The man who robs a bank is giving.
The person society calls selfish, sacrifices decency and the esteem of those he
lives among to keep things for himself when he could be sharing.
Everybody is a giver. Good acts are correct acts of self-giving for when you
give what you have you are really giving you. The acts many call evil are
incorrect acts of self-giving. They choose the wrong kind of giving.
See this and it will be easier to progress from acts that are incorrect to acts
that are correct forms of self-giving. Givers are not selfish. All are givers.
Selfish people do not exist.
Do not say the giver gives one way but he takes another. All giving has an
element of taking. The taking is not what is intended but the giving.
Self-giving can be dangerous. But it doesn't have to be. Here is an example of
dangerous self-giving. The bank robber does more self-giving than many parents
who sacrifice for their children. The bank robber risks more. Suppose we were
really selfish by nature. Then the truly selfish person would not rob a bank but
might look after a child to satisfy the desire to care for the child.
Self-giving as a philosophy can produce more harm than selfishness. That is why
it is dangerous to advocate self-giving apart from the self-esteem promoting
philosophy we represent. That is why it is important to see yourself as a gift
to give. See yourself as self-made. Not even God made you what you are. The
Crown of Majesty and honour belongs to you. It was made to fit your head. Wear
it!
Give and you shall receive.