Giving Back- yet another angle

Giving back as described by Bernake is giving back to society what we have benefited including the good fortune to be born with intelligence, strong physiques, good look and in a privileged environment.


Recently I gathered a new concept about "Giving back" from a podcast talk. Giving back takes on a new meaning when viewed as giving back all that we are. "All that we are?" What are we in the first place? Here is my own interpretation or how I feel about it. I guess basically we are given a form, sensations, thoughts and consciousness, something we inherit from the universe. Giving back is intrinsically returning this being to the universe, this borrowed self. When you think along these lines, it gives you a sense that "it's not all about me" and helps loosen the grasp on your identity. Everything about 'me' begins to shed some significance. It can be quite liberating. It also makes you feel the urge to do something nurturing.

Giving back for me is more like reconnecting as if I want to suffuse myself with the largeness. Working and engaging with children helps me achieve this in some small ways. Being with nature is another. Small ways but they do bring joy.