Giving a gift and expecting a return is not a gift at all. It’s an exchange.
What makes giving a move that’s so wonderful that it borders on the mystical is the intention with which you give it.
And if you want something back, you pollute the beauty of the present that you are giving.
To be a benevolent person [or leader, producer, creator, performer] is to do what you do in purity. For the right reasons. In high integrity. Only for the good of other people.
I’m not saying there’s something wrong with also doing good for yourself. Self-love is an essential ritual. And win-win is a great game to play.
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