“The proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs our gift.”
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“As long as a man has, he must give. And when he has nothing more, he is free. This freedom is far nobler than the former giving, for he no longer gives in accident but in essence, and he no longer gives one gift, but all gifts, and he no longer gives to just one man, but to all men.”
“Where is our gift?Inside our heartWhat is our purpose?To open our heart and start giving our gift away”
“Teaching is a gift for both the recipient and the teacher.”
“But then, gifts are like beauty, arethey not. It is in the eye of the recipient that they find their seat, not in the hand of the giver.”
“Gratitude becomes spiritual, a spiritual virtue and a spiritual emotion, when we are moved in our response by a God-centered view of the three: gift, recipient, and giver. – p. 56”