Hidden inward gifts flow from helping others. These gifts include freeing the self from emptiness, hostility, rumination, or other destructive emotions and introducing a deep, fulfilling radiance. It is not how much we give but rather how much kindness we put into the giving that creates the glow.
Kind giving is more than just an external action. It includes a light-handed interest in the recipient as a person, or put differently, a curiosity that includes a readiness to listen to them respectfully. Kindness comes from the heart.
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