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| When [[material]] [[Artifacts|objects]] are given as gifts, in many [[cultures]] they are [[traditionally]] packaged in some [[manner]]. For example, in Western culture, gifts are often wrapped in wrapping paper and accompanied by a gift note which may note the occasion, the recipient's name, and the giver's name. In Chinese culture, red wrapping connotes luck. | | When [[material]] [[Artifacts|objects]] are given as gifts, in many [[cultures]] they are [[traditionally]] packaged in some [[manner]]. For example, in Western culture, gifts are often wrapped in wrapping paper and accompanied by a gift note which may note the occasion, the recipient's name, and the giver's name. In Chinese culture, red wrapping connotes luck. |
− | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''Giving''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Giving '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''Giving''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Giving '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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− | The [[universal]] [[economy]] is based on intake and output; throughout the [[eternal]] [[career]] you will never encounter monotony of inaction or stagnation of [[personality]]. [[Progress]] is made possible by [[inherent]] [[motion]], advancement [[grows]] out of the [[divine]] [[capacity]] for [[action]], and [[achievement]] is the child of [[imaginative]] [[adventure]]. But [[inherent]] in this [[capacity]] for achievement is the [[responsibility]] of [[ethics]], the [[necessity]] for recognizing that the world and the [[universe]] are filled with a multitude of [[differing]] [[types]] of [[beings]]. All of this [[magnificent]] [[creation]], including yourself, was not made just for you. This is not an [[Ego|egocentric]] [[universe]]. [[The Gods]] have [[decreed]], "It is more blessed to give than to receive,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Daniel#Chapter_5] and said your [[Master Son]], "He who would be greatest among you let him be server of all."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_20]
| + | No one can give if he is |
| + | concerned with the result of giving. That is a [[limitation]] on the giving itself, |
| + | and neither the giver nor the [[receiver]] would have the gift. [[Trust]] is an |
| + | essential part of giving; in [[fact]], it is the part that makes [[sharing]] possible, the |
| + | part that guarantees the giver will not lose, but only gain. Who gives a gift |
| + | and then remains with it, to be sure it is used as the giver deems |
| + | appropriate? Such is not giving but [[imprisoning]]. - [[ACIM Manual for Teachers - Section 6|ACIM Manual for Teachers]] |
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