Most altruistic acts today aren't true acts of bestowal. They're simply acts of giving. You can give while still remaining immersed in personal selfishness.
However, there's a small percentage of the population that's naturally in bestowal because it's their nature.
It's not enough to give, we have to become immersed in other people's desires. We have to adopt other people's desires as our own. We have to sense them, feel them and become them. This interconnection with others, is what defines true bestowal.
It's not about making other people happy because there are many destructive things that make people 'happy'. It's about doing good to others and seeking to benefit them in a positive and constructive way.
Habit becomes second nature. The more we rise above our egos and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, the more we become immersed in bestowal.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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