People want to be seen, heard, loved, and praised. So much that they think giving conspicuously will give them the approval, fulfillment, and affirmation they crave.
“When you do something for someone else, don’t call attention to yourself. You’ve seen them in action, I’m sure—‘playactors’ I call them—treating (giving to others) […] as a stage, acting compassionate as long as someone is watching, playing to the crowds. They get applause, true, but that’s all they get.
When you help someone out, don’t think about how it looks. Just do it—quietly and unobtrusively. […]. Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. […]”
Matthew 6:1-4 MSG
Giving is a subtle art — something to be done as a selfless act. When we give, we give to ourselves because giving heals, restores, spreads joy, grants happiness, and blesses those who partake.
The world doesn’t need more people to give productions of when they give. The world needs more people who give when no one is watching, and no external or immediate reward is involved.
Giving-shows aren’t what last; giving is what lasts.
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