Understanding behind GIVING

I come across many people who want to help "Others", do good things to "others", want to donate or GIVE to others (tell you later why this term "Others" is so important. They have genuine intention to help, do good for others, in fact many go ahead execute their thoughts. however they start saying that the person they helped did not reciprocate or did not oblige. Somewhere in the corner of their mind, they have an expectation that their work will be recognised, appreciated or reciprocated in some way. If this doesn't happen then, they get hurt and then things that were done with good intentions also makes them sad and with lot of grief.
This happened because there was no understanding behind GIVING as Sirshree (Tegyan foundation) has rightly said in one of his discourses he spoke on Giving.

This feeling of grief and sadness has arise to the giver because he thought he is giving to "Other". Actually there is no "other". The consciousness within the giver and the taker is same.
if you give with right understanding it will give immense happiness and never ever you will get hurt. You will fell free from whatever is the outcome.

"Whatever I am giving belongs to HIM (almighty GOD)"
"To whom I am giving, he/she belongs HIM"
"One Who is giving, also belongs to HIM"

Let's contemplate studiously on this.

Once in a while rethink your thinking

What I mean is, its very important to introspect and contemplate on what we are doing. Are we doing what we are doing consciously?(or unconsciously). Are we doing it with right mindset and understanding? we can ask as many questions to ouselves without any hindarance. like is there any pre-concieved notion on which my actions are based? this self-questioning gives insights and answers that no one else can give. even 5mins everyday is enough

"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
- Martin Luther King Jr.