01 Sep 2009 New York, United States of America
Category: Sharing
I had some thoughts about sharing. Sharing is something that you try to teach to your children. You think about sharing what you have with a person who doesn’t have. But sharing can be both, positive and negative. You might wonder now how sharing can be negative? It becomes negative with expectations and with ego.
People want to have their share in everything. Even in the stock-market people buy shares. It is called shares, part of something. It satisfies their ego because they can say: I am a shareholder, I own a part of this company and that company. Or you share something and have the ego to say you did a great favour, without you it wouldn’t have been possible for the person. You should share without this feeling, just from your heart and love. Ego makes sharing negative.
But another sound of sharing is this: You share everything with everybody and everybody shares everything with you. Just out of love. In this case the source is love, not ego. When you want to share your happiness with others and want to share other peoples’ pain. Then sharing is a great and positive thing.
Tags:: Expectations, Love, Ego, Sharing, Pain
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To me, sharing without ego means that you give something with all your heart and don't expect anything in return. It is selfless... like giving unconditional love. Unfortunately, many people are used to sharing with expectation of some kind of reward for it. I hope we can all learn to share with each other so that no one lacks and everyone gives.
Reply By Emily on October 26, 2011 03:22
when you live this way, it is not even sharing anymore. it is just living well.
Reply By James on January 27, 2011 12:21
Thank you for sharing so much in your home; your knowledge, your food, your family, your love. I really enjoyed my stay and the treatment and I won't forget what I took away in my heart.
Reply By Natalie on November 08, 2010 06:39
There once was a man named Purnendu. He was a very happy man, always sharing his smiles. One day a stranger came to him and asked him if he had change for a dollar. He said "No, I do not." The stranger began to walk away. Purnendu smiled and said "wait, what do you need?" He pulled money from his pockets, emptying them and then handed it to the stranger. Then he held out his wallet and asked "Is that enough? Or do you need more?" The stranger felt their heart warm and so did the other people watching the spectacle. Everyday after, whenever the stranger was asked for change, she smiled and emptied her pockets.
Reply By Anonymous on October 28, 2010 05:31
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