Recently, my friend and I were talking about giving unconditionally.
Caring about the next person is one thing, caring about the next person without expecting ANY form of future returns is quite another.
What do I mean by unconditional?
You are not giving because you believe that good karma will come back to you in the future. You are not giving to build a relationship. You act of giving is not driven at any level (not even subconsciously) by possible future returns.
Instead it is driven by the joy you feel when you give. You giving to another person for the same reason you play snake 3D on your new mobile phone. It makes you happy. And that is the extent of the reward you seek and the beauty is that your reward / returns are certain. So, even if you get screwed by this person in the future, you wont feel betrayed.
Is that even possible? Yes, I think many have us have given unconditionally at some point but what if it became a way of life? It would be incredibly liberating!! :)
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