is giving really a pleasure??!

yes, once i gave my futon to my dearest friend. although i used it as a couch, she had nothing to sleep on, so i thought she should have it rather than me keeping it. for me it was mostly to watch tv on, but she was sleeping on 2 chairs pushed together! so i gave her my futon, and moved it to her house in snowy weather. at that time she seemed grateful, but about 1 week later, she called to ask me if it was okay if she sold my futon! i told her no, that was not cool! after the effort i made to help her....and actually she lied. she asked me if i would let her sell it because she had already promised it to a customer!!!!! i was SO angry and at the end, she disappeared without ever telling me where she went. i had my boyfriend go over to get at least the mattress back so that i could have my couch back from such a lying and ungrateful "friend". it's been over a year without news from this 'friend'. she doesn't even respond to my emails and she was addicted to the internet lol. i know a futon isn't such a prized posession, but the value of this material object ended up symbolizing our so-called friendship ;)

Yes, I have. It feels good if the person receiving is appreciative of what you've done. But if someone you've given to is ungrateful and constantly asking for more, those are the ones that dampen your efforts.

Sharing to others what you have is really a great pleasure not a pressure. lol. It's nice to know you have shared what God gave you that in times of difficulties, they shared theirs too. But giving or sharing others what you have is one of the best thing you've done that make your life worth living but don't expect something in return.

Yes i have given away something I valued a lot. I once gave an exchangestudent i'd gone to school with for a year a gold cross that meant a lot to me. It made me feel really good at the time, and even now after we have not been in touch for years I do not regret it. She meant a lot to me and I wanted her to know that. Giving her something she knew I treasured I think was a good way of showing her what she meant to me.