And we think that "giving" is for those seeking a good future life to practice occasionally. Doctors are already using it for treatment purposes. Specifically, it treats physical symptoms by taking care of the patient's mentality via enhancing the person's meaning of life.
Published in Nov. 30, 2oo9 by the New York Times, a recent article described a female was treated after weeks of fatigue, insomnia, pain and preoccupation with her symptoms, by a very unusual prescription: gave a gift a day for 29 days — things like making supportive phone calls or saving a piece of chocolate cake for her husband. She detailed all the experiences in her new book: “29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life” (Da Capo Press).
Oftentimes, I came across Buddhists that appear to be committed to the intellectual teachings of Buddhism yet fail to appreciate another even more crucial aspect: to practice the teachings in their everyday life. Giving apparently falls in this category. It is attainable rather easily. Yet, we often downplay the importance of seemingly easy matters.
I urge everyone in this Happy Academy to read that article, ponder upon the idea and get going do something similar.
