The Art of Giving & The Art of Receiving
And it is an
art as we truly and honestly have to learn how to enquire both in order to
succeed!
The art of
giving and the art of receiving are interwoven. You cannot have one without the
other and vice versa.
If you are
willing enough and happy enough to give all of yourself in a service to others,
there must be someone on the other end who is willing enough and happy enough
to receive your gifts.
If you are
willing enough and happy enough to receive all of that has been giving to you
as gifts, there must be someone on the other end who is willing enough and
happy enough to give all of himself / herself in a service to yourself.
The art is
something that requires time, something that requires patience, something that
requires effort, something that requires sensitivity, something that requires
daily on-going practice, something that requires your unique talent, something
that requires your unique gifts with your name on them, something that requires
daily on-going training, something that requires your attention, something that
requires your attention to details, something that requires your keen eyes,
something that requires your listening ears, something that requires your
learning, something that requires your teaching, something that requires your years and hard and tough
studying, something that requires your hard work, something that requires your
gentle fingers, something that requires your mind, something that requires your
soul, something that requires your body, something that requires your heart,
something that requires your brain, something that requires your energy, something
that requires your gut feelings, something that requires your unique style,
something that requires your unique personality, something that require your
very own and unique brand, something that requires your very own and unique
label, something that requires your emotions, something that requires your
intuition, something that requires your instincts, something that requires
reassurance, something that requires YOU in the first place, in all of your glory,
in all of your vary abilities, in all of your characteristic traits, in all of
your flaws, in all of your warts and all and everything!
The Art of Giving
What would
you imagine under the label: ‘the art of giving’?
What would
that represent to you?
What does
that mean to you?
Would you
include amongst other, the giving of your love, the giving of your time, the
giving of your heart, the giving of your soul, the giving of your mind, the
giving of your body, the giving of your personality, the giving of your
talents, the giving of your gifts, the giving of your abilities, the giving of
your attention, the giving of your effort, the giving of your tries, the giving
of your willingness, the giving of your learning, the giving of your teaching,
the giving of your study, the giving of your lessons learnt, the giving of your
happiness, the giving of your sense of humour, the giving of your whole person?
The Art of Receiving
What would
you imagine under the label: ‘the art of receiving’?
What would
that represent to you?
What does
that mean to you?
What would
you be willing to receive in order to satisfy the giver and yourself all at the
same time?
What would
you be not willing to receive and still be able to satisfy the giver and
yourself simultaneously?
What would
be a no brainer for you to receive?
What would
you be happily receiving on a daily basis if possible?
Is it
possible to receive all the time, everything, anything?
Is it
possible not to want to receive at any time, nothing, not even a thing?
We human
beings are wired for giving and receiving. It is our natural instinct. We
cannot give and not to receive in return. And vice versa, we cannot receive and
not to be able to give back, give something away, in return.
We feel as
though if someone has given us something, it could be anything, really, at all,
we are meant, we are supposed to reciprocate. We must give back. It is as simple
as that or as complicated as that. We feel we have an obligation toward the
other person or else we would be in a negative state, we would be in under zero
condition, we would be on owning level, we would have to simply make the
contribution, the re-payment, the amendments, we may not even be able to go on.
Well, at
least for the majority of people, the principle works out this way anyway.
How do you
yourself feel when someone does or say something to your credit?
What feelings
does that trigger in you?
Would those
feeling be negative?
Would those
feeling be positive?
Would you
feel the obligation toward this person?
Would you go
out of your style in order to satisfy the deep hunger to give, the deep craving
to serve, the deep starving need to help, to do, to say, anything for that
matter, within yourself?
What would
you be willing to consider in order to show to this person, to make the other
person think, that you really cared, that you really understood, that you were
here right now and there and ready to serve, ready to be at his/her service,
ready to be at her any whip, ready to listen for her/his every order?
Are you the
master of the art of giving and the art of receiving?
Are you more
of a giver?
Are you more
of a receiver?
Have you
been balancing both in order to live a deep and fulfilled and satisfied life?
What have
you been recently giving away, giving away more of yourself in a service to
others?
What have
you been recently receiving back, receiving in return of your giving away more of
yourself in a service to others?
This is the
law.
This is the
principle.
This is the
life.
Have you
been successful in this very significant and important area? J
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