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| Yes | 89% | 748 votes | Total: 845 votes | |
| No | 11% | 97 votes |
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by Jack Pine
"You can't keep it if you don't give it away." Someone told me that once. I'm not even sure who it was who said it, but I do remember that he wasn't a particularly wise individ...read more
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by sunseed
If done in the right spirit, giving and receiving are one and the same. This concept becomes clear if you recall as a child how very proud you were to give mom or dad a gift th...read more
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I remember as a child yanking handfuls of flowers out of the ground, roots and all, for my parents. What I remember even better than that is the look in my parents' eyes, not o...read more
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by Amy Krohn
The process of giving pulls people out of their selfish selves and provides them the opportunity to think creatively about what someone else would like. Giving is a learned skil...read more
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There's something living inside of me I've never been able to understand...I'm not a person who can receive compliments, gifts, etc., without a feeling of wishing someone else c...read more
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by Joe Owens
Each of us knows the feeling of receiving. Whether it is a gift during the Christmas holidays or some other type of kindness from another, most everyone has an idea of what this...read more
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When we were kids, we always saw the holidays as our chance to finally get those really cool action figures or those really expensive shoes or that really hard to find sweater. ...read more
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The Gift of Giving Is giving really better than receiving? If you were to ask my angelic grandmother, the answer is always "Yes!" She feels "blessed to be able to do so". ...read more
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Is giving really better than receiving? According to the gospel book of John chapter three it is. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever bel...read more
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I believe giving IS receiving....When you give, you receive gratitude, appreciation and love...The warm smile from someone you have helped, that says THANKYOU. The BIG BEAR HUG ...read more
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by Ivan Curtis
Contentment, satisfaction, and the joys of spreading positivity through giving... there is no nobler and better position to be in than that of the giver. The act of giving wi...read more
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It is arguable as to whether there are many people who actually hate to receive a gift or kind gesture. For many the act of giving has benefits far greater than that of merely r...read more
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by Sara Bradley
That really depends on the person and how they view themselves in this world. It depends on the value that a person puts on life as a whole, and on the importance they put on t...read more
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A 2008 study done by the University of British Columbia and Harvard came to the conclusion that giving was truly better than receiving, especially for your personal happiness. ...read more
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To Give, to receive, to give, or, receive, give or receive...which would I prefer? To give, definitely. Does it bring more happiness? I give a large vote of confidence to my an...read more
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Giving is always better than receiving. The only problem is that you don't discover this until you start to give. I don't mean because you have to, or because it is expected o...read more
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Giving is really better than receiving. Although we all like to receive gifts from our friends and loved ones, and especially those we shower upon ourselves (as "treats" or comp...read more
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by Gerri Ward
To give is always better than to receive. I can only speak for myself but I have found that each time I give I am so much happier. Giving comes in all forms, to give peace by s...read more
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On the surface it may seem that it is better to receive. To a child it may appear that it is better to receive. From the view of someone struggling and down on their luck, it ma...read more
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by Belle Starr
Okay, my secret is out, I am a shopaholic. I love to shop, for me it is almost as good as , well you know. This would be a serious problem if it wasn't for the fact that much of...read more
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by Writer M
One is no greater than the other, as they both work hand in hand, together. One complements the other in the ongoing, intricate process of evolution. Giving and receiving are l...read more
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by WriteOnIt
It is the cliche' answer, to respond by saying - "that it is far better to give than it is to receive". Now- consider this, won't you? From what or where do we give so fre...read more
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by N paugh
I have always been a giver.I give from my heart. I used to give what I did not have to give because I thought it the right thing to do. But then one day I woke up,so to spe...read more
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by Ayesha Long
Is it really better to give than to receive? No! No! No! No! No! It doesn't even make sense to compare the two. When you give, the universe always makes sure that wha...read more
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A long time ago my answer to this question would have been yes, it is much better to give than to receive, but now I have to remember something a friend told me about ten years ...read more
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If this correlated with charity, this word finds its own best place. But in a relationship, emotional hunger has the same demand with emotional feed. To give is expecting to rec...read more
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The answer to this question really depends on the financial situation of the person answering it. As a college student, in a position where money is scarce, I have to argue on t...read more
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Imagine a world with all givers - no one to receive their gifts. How can anyone give if there is no one to give to? Receiving makes giving possible. People are naturally driv...read more
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by Ladymermaid
I've heard rumors circulating that hint on the notion that gift giving may have become a little commercialized, that people sometimes feel obligated to give gifts because it is ...read more
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by Amanda Blank
After browsing several articles on this topic, I must say that I side with the idea that one is not greater than the other. Giving and receiving runs in cycles, if we give, we r...read more
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by Moe Zilla
It sounds reasonable but it's not. This is really just an attempt to shame "receivers" by implying that they're somehow greedy. What's their real crime? Not buying enough garb...read more
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Is giving better than receiving? Depends which end you're on, the giving or the receiving. Giving gives the giver a great sense of ahhhh and ooooh down in side, but receiving gi...read more
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by TL Carter
There's nothing wrong with enjoying receiving more than giving. Receiving isn't just about accepting something tangible. It's a humbling experience. Someone else has the power, ...read more
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by Ted Sherman
Selfish simians that we all are at heart, it is only natural that we're much happier when we receive. It starts when we're little kids, and the anticipation of an upcoming birth...read more
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by Rose Conrad
Well I guess the politically correct answer to the question whether giving is better than receiving, is to say of course it is! But if I'm honest I find myself in the other camp...read more
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by Daniel Walch
Giving can be a very good thing. Giving allows you to help others, show you care for them and their welfare, but receiving is definitely all it's cracked up to be. Back in 1999,...read more
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Giving is not better than receiving. Why do I say this? Maybe it is because I am a grouchy mother looking down the barrel of the Christmas season. Or maybe it is because I am...read more
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by Taylor Mclay
You may think that this absolutely kills the whole 'spirit of giving' prospect, but I have to say no. I'm not even going to bother lying. We all know that we enjoy getting gifts...read more
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