Over the years, I’ve had a number of people tell me that life is a game of “give and take.” While that phrase does sound logical, it’s simply not true. Instead, life is about giving and receiving. The reason for this is that none of us like “takers.” Takers are all about themselves and they’re out to exploit others, so most of us choose to avoid them. As a result, takers are, for the most part, lonely and unsuccessful people. “Givers,” on the other hand, are people who help others without expecting anything in return. All of us absolutely love givers and we tend to want to do kind things for them. This is why givers are so much more successful than takers and why they live profoundly happier and have more meaningful lives as well.

One Sentence Wisdom

• “No one has ever become poor by giving.
  –Anne Frank
• “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
  –Maya Angelou

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