There are two kinds of life giving. The first is in selfishness, and the second is in selflessness. Giving life in selfishness is centered on a perpetual cycle of introversion. Their first breath was given to them by two who gave them matter, and their Maker who gave them life - a gift they received . Then once indoctrinated in the ways of the material they came from, the pure giving they learned from others turns to a vile form of giving of their own making. The eyes of its possessor look to the tangible world in pursuit of the next stimulus, which heightened experience will take place entirely within themselves, and entirely alone. These give their lives to themselves and are really takers . Some of them take for so long insatiably seeking gratification, when the true satisfaction in which they seek and are completely unacquainted with can come only from true giving . Ironically, many of these ultimately give the one and only thing they have ...
"If you want to enjoy exquisitely... then live the doctrine of Jesus Christ” (Brigham Young - Journal of Discourses, 18:247)