No one can truly pay back for a Gift that is truly from the heart

Giving is a one way traffic. You give, and you let go of what you have given. Period. That is giving. When you give and you consciously expect to get something back for what you gave, that is a transaction: an exchange.

Our culture, unfortunately, misunderstands giving. We think of it, honestly, as trading. I get you something, you get me something—hopefully we spend about the same amount of resources or energy, so no one feels shortchanged. We’ve all been there. You cover for your coworker because you know you’ll need their assistance next time. You give your friend some money to help out in the time of need, and then silently look for ways you can get something back, even if not monetarily. You help your brother to do some tasks/chores at home, and then feel angry if he doesn't...
assist when you need support. We all know that panicked feeling when a friend shows up at our door in December (during the yuletide season) with a wrapped package in their hand, and we realize we don’t have anything to give them in return. We now feel we "owe" them a gift.

      True giving must be inspired by compassion: a strong feeling/desire to help others with what we have: information, our time, things (anything), money, whatever, and I mean whatever is genuinely required by another for physical, emotional, psychological, financial upliftment or survival; without expecting any appreciation. Even when they are undeserving, it must be given out of love.
         
True giving is informed by a deep personal conviction that what you want to give up/give out, no matter the value, is less important and valuable than what you will accomplish by giving. The moment you place personal price and value on giving, it ceases to be a gift.

      If, for example, you planned to spend a specified amount to buy a dress for a very crucial event and was confronted with an urgent demand to help a friend (or just anybody) sort out a child's school fees, and you had no other money but the money for your dinner dress. What will you do? What informs your decision on what or how to spend the money is your ability to discern and evaluate the relative importance of both options to you: the urgent school fees or your dinner dress.  The truth is, that child is not yours and the school fee is not your responsibility, besides you need a new dress to make a good appearance at the public event. It is the level of your compassion or the importance placed on the demand that will determine what decision you will take.

      Often, what you get in return for giving are things that money cannot buy. Naturally, the first thing you get in return is a great fuzzy feeling: the feeling that “virtue” has gone out of you. Feeling of pure joy, and indescribable peace, what’s more, there is true happiness from knowing that you have made this world a much brighter and happier place for someone else. 

      

      According to Denzel Washington, renowned American film actor “At the end of the day it’s  not about what you have or even what you have accomplished … it’s about who you ‘ve lifted up, who you ‘ve made better, it’s about what you ‘ve given back”

      What else can be better than that?