give a speech on joy of giving on birthday
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Receiving gifts is a great feeling but is mostly short-lived. Our lives are fulfilling when we give and share, and that great inner joy comes from helping others to better their lives. Giving provides an intrinsic reward that is far more valuable than the gift we receive. As Mahatma Gandhi said: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” True joy lies in the act of giving without an expectation of receiving something in return. The act of giving kindles self-esteem and brings happiness.
Leo Buscaglia, an American author and motivational speaker said: ” Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
The joy of giving lasts longer than the joy of getting. The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes each time we experience that event, a phenomenon is known as hedonic adaptation. But giving to others may be the exception to this rule, according to research in Psychological Science.
Studies conducted by psychology researchers Ed O’Brien at University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Samantha Kassirer at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management found that participants’ happiness did not decline, or declined much slower if they repeatedly bestowed gifts on others versus repeatedly receiving those same gifts themselves.
Dr Deepak Chopra, an Indian-American author and public speaker, in his book, ‘ The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success,’ emphasises that the intention behind our giving and receiving is the most important thing. When the act of giving is joyful when it is unconditional and from the heart, then the energy behind the giving increases many times over. But if we give grudgingly, there is no energy behind that giving. If we feel we have lost something through the act of giving, then the gift is not truly given and will not cause an increase. The gifts of caring, attention, affection, appreciation, and love are some of the most precious gifts we can give, and they don’t cost anything.
Dr Chopra elaborates that the Law of Giving and Receiving is simple: If we want love, learn to give love, if we want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and appreciation, if we want material affluence, help others to become materially affluent. If we want to be blessed with all the good things in life, learn to silently bless everyone with all the good things in life. The more we give, the more we will receive. In our willingness to give that which we seek, we will keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our life. Even the thought of giving, the thought of blessing, or a simple prayer has the power to affect others.
“If you ask people why they give, the readiest answers offer clues to the mystery. ‘God wants me to.’ ‘I feel better about myself.’ ‘Others need, and I have.’ ‘I want to share.’ ‘It is only right.’ A hazy halo encircles these good-hearted answers, and if we bring it into focus, the following seems true: Giving takes you out of yourself. You expand beyond your limitations. When giving results in an experience of love, joy, peace, charity, caring, and self-worth, the process of expansion has begun. You get a glimpse of ecstasy. The mystery of giving is revealed only when you crave the ecstasy that has been glimpsed. You open a conduit for the kind of happiness that no one can ever steal from you,” says Dr Chopra
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