Giving and taking are as two ends of the same stick, the stick itself being hollow allowing for the passage of good-s. In addition to the giving and taking that might occur between two people, for the transfer/trans-action to be possible the channel must be open and clear and that requires a certain skill on the part of both the giver and the taker. One must be able to take as well as be able to give. There is Ability involved, the channel must be opened. It can be assumed that what you are given is something that you cannot (at least at that moment) acquire by yourself. What you cannot acquire, you do not have, what you do not have you are not experiencing, what you are not experiencing will strike you as strange, as a shock, a shock is destabilizing and leaves one vulnerable, being vulnerable can be dangerous, danger is frightful. In order to take, there must be trust. Trust is the essential opening in the channel between the give and the take.
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What can an awakened soul give/do other than what their life experiences prepare them for? To perform within whatever their current capacity and understanding is.
THE BEST THEY'VE GOT.
What is the BEST a 'loving person' has to GIVE?
He has PRESENCE. He has NOW to 'give'. Now, and sensitivity to its requirements.
The requirements of the NOW dictate the give, on top of the LOVE.
People have the ability to see more clearly just what could be healthy, sane and productive for OTHERS, than they are able to see in relationship to themself. So, we NOW MUST WORK ON BEHALF OF OTHERS ! We CANNOT 'DO' FOR OURSELF IN ISOLATION. That's always been the case. Who can wake up to this simple FACT? Our HABITS are for TAKE. We need to LEARN new patterns/habits for the GIVE - thus using the HIGHEST INTELLIGENCE of our God-given potential.
And 'real forgiveness' is understanding enough that you for-gave before anything happened, because you already understood how those things happen. You give, give before, for-give. It's not judging it 'wrong' and then saying, 'oh, you know, I won't make a fuss'. We came to the conclusion that in the end it's really a question of seeing.
People have the ability to see more clearly just what could be healthy, sane and productive for OTHERS, than they are able to see in relationship to themself. So, we NOW MUST WORK ON BEHALF OF OTHERS ! We CANNOT 'DO' FOR OURSELF IN ISOLATION. That's always been the case. Who can wake up to this simple FACT? Our HABITS are for TAKE. We need to LEARN new patterns/habits for the GIVE - thus using the HIGHEST INTELLIGENCE of our God-given potential.
The significant thing we have to give is our attention. Once someone or something 'has our attention' it becomes possible for us to interact sympathetically within the dynamics of that world. The first and essential thing to GIVE, is our ATTENTION. Anything else good or useful can only follow that.
Look, there is a question as to whether what we call giving is really giving or whether in fact it is a method of taking, or even whether the giving and the taking combine without the necessity of contradiction.