Relationship Redifined !!!

“It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;

And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving

And is there aught you would withhold?

All you have shall someday be given …

See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.”

— Kahlil Gibran

Recently I happened to come across these so true words of Kahlil Gibran which clearly sends the meaning across the minds of readers that "a mutual Give and take attitude " is the basis for a successful and steady relationship.

Gibran again says on "Giving" :

"You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. "

Relationships, no matter of what kind, hover around "Give and Take". Even the pure relationship of a mother and a child and that of between two business houses have an innate relationship. One can't be selfish enough to keep taking only or keep asking for something in a relation, as it would make the relation to die out soon enough before one realises it.

Even the most philanthropic of us would not like always playing the role of a "Giver".

Even, In the world of marketing the main pivot for a successful business is "Give and Take attitude". Marketing can be practically defined as " To connect with the customer to make profits and stay connected." Enduring a profitable relationship with the customer only makes a business blossom. Delivering Value to the customer apparently helps a business to get Brand Loyalty from the customers. "Unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will lead some to greed and others to hunger."

Sometimes its unfathomable to see some relationships between mismatched people being successful. Even today most of the promoters or advocators of love marriage witness such synergy in the relationship between their parents, that withstood the test of time. There is a reason why a Successful person, for whom every thing is going smoothly in life, is found to end up with a very Ordinay partner, which makes the world to keep asking Why the successful person went for such an ordinary partner. This is really difficult to understand but may be that there is something in the Ordinary partner that complements the Successful person, there must be equal compensation that made the relation possible.

The Finance world is all about "Debits and Credits" which is inherits its meaning from "Give and Take". Once you start feeling that there are only debits in a partnership, instinctively you try and get out of the situation. It is when one partner starts feeling that he or she has nothing more to gain from the other then the relationship is in jeopardy.

Thus, the words "Give and Take" can make businesses fall and make houses survive.

So, One needs to balance "the Gives" & "the Takes" to foster a good relationship.