"This pretty much sums it up: "It's better to give than to receive." Let me put this as elegantly as possible: "What a crock!" That statement is total hogwash, and in case you haven't noticed, it's usually propagated by people and groups who want you to give and them to receive. The whole idea is ludicrous. What's better, hot or cold, big or small, left or right, in or out? Giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin. Whoever decided that it is better to give than to receive was simply bad at math. For every giver there must be a receiver, and for every receiver there must be a giver." ~ T. Harv Eker from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
Reminds me of Kahlil Gibran in his brilliant book, The Prophet:
"You are good when you strive to give of yourself.
Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for yourself.
For when you strive for gain you are but a root that clings to the earth and sucks at her breast. Surely the fruit cannot say to the root, ‘Be like me, ripe and full and ever giving of your abundance.'
For to the fruit giving is a need as receiving is a need to the root."
"When you are not willing to fully receive, you are training the universe not to give to you! It's simple: if you aren't willing to receive your share, it will go to someone else who is." ~ T. Harv Eker from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
"If you are not willing to receive, then you are "ripping off" those who want to give to you." ~ T. Harv Eker from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
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