An action that is respected is that which
is performed with grace. Its value is enhanced manifold. As long as there is
life, give and take is an inevitable part of it. What is important is that
grace is not only in giving but also in taking. There are people who keep
giving but refuse to accept. That energy becomes one sided. There are also
people who give very condescendingly and from a space of ego driven
"charity". No grace there.
I know someone whose charities came to
light after he passed on, to the amazement of his own family. Today, we need to
advertise in the papers and media that we donated an x amount to an x charity.
No grace there.
Let the giving be between you and God and
treat specially those you give to , with utmost kindness and respect , almost
as if It is YOUR need to give and not theirs to take, because it is not easy
for everyone to accept while being made to feel small.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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