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It might be more blessed to give than receive according to the ancient text, but it
is impossible to give without a receiver. I often think that people forget that they
help the world by receiving graciously. Receiving wisdom from a professor for
example, or receiving guidance from a friend. It isn’t just the value received that
counts, it is also the value that the giver feels when they are allowed to give.
Beyond that it is the ‘pay it forward’ idea, that everyone receiving something in
turn gives to another farther down the road. That is the quintessential element of
having children, realizing you will not get back from them what you gave them, they
will give it to their children farther down the road.
How poor you are only impinges on your ability to give when you limit your
imagination to the world of money and commerce, buying gifts, etc.
