The outright answer might be to take than to give. After all, to give is assumed to forgo something while to take is assumed to gain something.
Noticed I assumed the above?
There are people who wish they could inherit someone’s fortune, but what if you inherited someone’s debt instead?
So is receiving necessarily better than giving?
Anyone remembers Newton’s 3rd law? That there’s always an equal and opposite force acting on the original force itself?
I’m left wondering if perhaps the same logic applies to giving and in receiving? But sometimes, this equal and opposite effect doesn’t come immediately, for a dollar coin you give to that old lady today may be a dollar coin given to you when you lose your wallet some other day.
Whether or not this accounting book of ours balances, that we might never know; but it does exist, because no one can just keep on receiving without giving up something, vice versa. There must be some positive and negative sums there.
So sometimes, it’s best to give while you still could, better than being on the receiving end isn’t it?
PS: I’m just blogging for the sake of blogging. Sorry if it’s not good enough.
What The 天! why apologize? it’s good enough food for thoughts for the day.
i guess it’s a never-ending zero sum game, cuz what goes around comes around.
if one is suay to inherit someone’s debt, then u can only blame it on 命 to be associated with that person.
just see everything in a bright light, then there’s nth to compare between giving and receiving. we’ll DEFINITELY gain sth from giving or receiving. why care more or less, as long as we gained sth. :D
of course i will remember Newton’s 3rd Law. Hahaha. While it’s true to better give than to receive, someone must receive in order for someone to give.
So, receive when you need, give when you can. it doesn’t matter when the sums are balanced, cause if u can do something for someone, you are receiving something for the person who accepts ur gift – satisfaction of helping someone