Giving is the endless gift...
Nothing physical will ever bring us true happiness. The happiness we
have from physical things will feel like true happiness, but it’s liken to
artificial sweetener — it’s really not the real thing. Many of us have never
tasted the real “sugar”. How do we taste real “sugar”? What is true
happiness? Well, I tend to think of Oprah Winfrey when I think of this
subject. During one Christmas, Oprah went to South Africa and gave
away thousands of toys and clothes and shoes to the children of South
Africa. After all her money (more money than any other entertainment
personality), after all her “things”, she says that during that moment when
she gave the children the gifts she had never experienced joy of that
magnitude. And that moment was why she was put here on earth! This
message that sharing and giving is the source of our joy and purpose is
counter intuitive. It’s almost as if we are being set up in this world. We
think happiness comes when we “get”, but it’s actually when we give.
Today, give to someone who needs. It doesn’t work to give where it’s not
needed or appreciated. You must fill a vessel. Giving without a vessel is
a waste of energy. Find a vessel, find need and give and splendor in
the taste of the real thing.
