Let us see what is there one the other side. While looking after other people's needs and desires we can't afford to be lavish and extravagant to an indefinite extent. Extravagant plainly means exceeding the limits of reason or necessity. Somewhere we have to hold back something for ourselves also. We have to keep something in reserve for ourselves also. We must not exhaust ourselves in the process. There are areas in everybody's life where he will find no help from anybody, rather seldom find any help from anybody. In those areas we are alone to look after ourselves. Areas might crop up where nobody will come to our rescue. We shall have to get out by virtue of our own strength only. There might be someone out there, somewhere, willing to help us, but how get contacted with him ? It may not be always possible. So, again we are alone. So, we must keep something in reserve for those areas to pull ourselves through.
People who have a tendency to give lavishly need to assess their ability, though it is a very difficult task in itself. One must ascertain how much he needs to preserve for himself. The remaining he can surely spend for others.
Thus, somewhere one has to draw a line, however slender, while looking after other people's needs and desires. That we must do good to others has not become a questionable area. There is no denying the fact that mankind should forever continue to do so. But, in that act, somewhere some line has to be drawn, to save ourselves from getting exhausted physically or mentally, or both. In this context we must also remember that it is not possible to satisfy everybody in every way or every respect.
Also read : Expectation
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