Whether you want to confront the reality or not: you won’t be here much longer to give your gifts yourself.
And while many people focus heavily on taking for themselves: taking educational classes, taking opportunities, taking trips/vacations, etc… it’s the ones who give back what they’ve gained from the things they’ve taken who get to participate in the pay-it-forward ripple effect.
…The one that begins with a selfless act tossed gracefully into the pond of a local community and causes an invisible series of waves that flow outward for as long as the impacted components are inspired in depth.
And if you ever want to have others give gifts to the world on your behalf, your best strategy is to give abundantly to them now.
Now, obviously, it’s hard to give without first having taken what others and the world have offered to give.
…But, it’s simply naive to think others would continue giving on your behalf if you haven’t offered anything back to others and the world from what you’ve taken.