Throughout my life, I have learned to give without asking anything in return. Not because of karma, not because I hope that some day I'll be paid back - but simply because I can also enjoy the smile on their face the moment I give them. Sharing a brief moment of mutual happiness is enough, I think, to be selfish and unreciprocally altruistic simultaneously.
Unless something vital is at stake in the individual generous action, I think there's nothing to loose.
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