The true giver doesn't realize that they're doing something rare and special What does this mean??

Answer 1

It means that if you're really a giver at heart, you don't know any other way. It's normal that you do something others would consider rare and special all the time, but you don't even notice.

Answer 2

The true giver is a person who has developed what I call good 'habits of the heart". We can all decide how we approach the world and the people we meet every day. This decision can be a conscious or unconscious one. Givers are people who have chosen to have loving, compassionate, open interactions with others. They are people who live examined lives, meaning that they think or pray about how to be a better person. They develop habits of interacting that become automatic. Their compassion and empathy allows them to identify with the other person, and to understand what that person needs. Because this way of thinking has become habitual, and is constantly being reinforced by self-examination and the positive interactions with others, these people give of themselves without even thinking. If some one needs something whether a hug, the right words, or even material things, the giving person simply reacts. Most of the time they don't even know they did or said anything special- unless you tell them. To them, it is just the obvious thing to do. What this means is that everyone can make this same choice, and start by trying to put themselves in the other person's place. Ask yourself how you would feel if you were that person, and what would you need. And then act on it. It can be as simple as a smile to the tired looking checker at the grocery store, or giving an overloaded coworker a hand, giving someone a pat on the shoulder when they seem down...start small. Make a point of doing something nice for someone each day, THINK about how you interact with other people CHOOSE to have this be your approach to relationships. Before long, these behaviors become automatic. Religious people would say that the desire to give and the choice made to be compassionate and loving is a response to the the inspiration (grace) of God. One thing for sure, the only way to make love grow- and that's what we are talking about here- is to pass it around. Think about your own response when you have been given that rare and special thing. It makes you stop and think.

Answer 3

It means that giving comes naturally to them. They don't think of it as doing anything special for the receiver.