{"id":2674,"date":"2009-06-30T23:05:18","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T15:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2009-07-01T01:29:17","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T17:29:17","slug":"invisible-givers-re-gifters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2009\/06\/invisible-givers-re-gifters\/","title":{"rendered":"Invisible Givers & Re-gifters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On some days, I discover small snacks or Buddhist mementos on my work desk. And I would know that some colleague(s) have gone on a trip somewhere, and returned with some souvenirs to share, putting these little treats on the desks of all colleagues the day before – on my day off. And I wouldn’t know who to thank most of the time. The best I can do with the sense of gratitude that bubbles up to the surface is to let it manifest as smiles to as many colleagues as I can when I bump into them later. The giver could be any one of them! The problem is, this sense of gratefulness tends to wear out in time… before the next phantom giver strikes, reminding me of the gratitude I should have.<\/p>\n

If you reflect mindfully, whether you recognise it or not, we live in a world of invisible givers. That we thrive at all is dependent on an unseen network of givers – service providers and goods manufacturers whom we seldom get to see and acknowledge with thanks in person. When was the last time you felt gratitude for the newspaper deliveryman, the recyclables collector, the faceless writers of your favourite columns… ? Since we do not know who these unseen folks are, while we really owe one another for all kinds od acts of kindness, it makes perfect sense to be kind in return to as many as we can. This is the rationale for practising universal compassion, as reflected in the last catch-all aspect of the Fourfold Gratitude (parents, society, Triple Gem and ‘all sentient beings’). Hey, even an ant could have been a dear benefactor in a past life!<\/p>\n

What do I do when I receive an anonymous gift on my desk? I re-gift it anonymously to another colleague, who might appreciate more of what he or she got. May it be a nice bonus surprise added to one they already received. Who knows? The recipient might be the giver! What goes around comes around, and gifts can karmically grow too. We are all givers and re-gifters in this web of life… but mostly invisible ones. But do let the gratitude be as visible as possible, to substantially show. One good turn deserves another… and another! Just as we receive kindness via the web of life, may we radiate viral webs of kindness in return.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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