We Have Different Capacities Of Output

We're all different, we're born with different God-given talents, traits and attributes, and we have different capacities of output. Here's a comparison of two people who have different capacities of output:

1. Dave:
• Dave was born with a natural capacity of output of let's say 100 units.
• If he produces 80 units, he's slacking off.
• If he produces 100 units, he's operating at his natural capacity of output.
• If he produces 120 units, he's working really hard.
• He doesn't have to work extra hard to produce 100 units, it comes to him naturally.
• SELFISHNESS:
• In selfishness, we only measure people's output, not how easily it comes to them.
• Because Dave's capacity of output is high, he's paid really well, let's say $100,000. It doesn't mean that Dave is working extra hard, not at all, he may not be exerting himself at all because it comes to him naturally.
• In selfishness, Dave uses his 100 unit capacity of output to TAKE FROM others and Nature instead of to GIVE TO others and Nature. By using his 100 unit capacity of output selfishly, he deprives others and Nature of the benefit they would have otherwise gotten had he used it benevolently. Basically, he steals 100 units of output from others and Nature.
• BESTOWAL:
• In bestowal, when Dave operates at his natural capacity of output of 100 units, he's equal to everyone else who operates at their natural capacity of output, even if their natural capacity of output is higher or lower.
• How is Dave's natural capacity of output measured? Love.
• In bestowal, Dave is driven to benefit others and Nature. He has no hidden agendas, no selfish calculations, and no concerns that others may not be doing their fair share - this is a calculation that comes from the quality of selfishness. Plus, if others are also in bestowal, they'll be doing everything they can to benefit others and Nature. In this way, Dave will be connected with them in mutual bestowal.
• The only thing Dave is focused on is benefiting others and Nature and he'll intuitively give everything he can, using his 100 unit capacity of output (if not more) to GIVE TO society, to benefit others and Nature.
2. Pete:
• Pete was born with a natural capacity of output of let's say 10 units.
• If he produces 8 units, he's slacking off.
• If he produces 10 units, he's operating at his natural capacity of output.
• If he produces 12 units, he's working really hard.
• When Pete is working really hard (at 12 units) it's still lower than what Dave produces when he's slacking off (at 80 units). Just because Pete's capacity of output is less than Dave's, doesn't mean Pete's not working really hard.
• SELFISHNESS: 
• In selfishness, we only measure people's output, not how easily it comes to them.
• Because Pete's capacity of output is low, he's paid poorly, let's say $10,000. It doesn't mean that Pete is slacking off, not at all, he may be working really hard.
• In selfishness, Pete uses his 10 unit capacity of output to TAKE FROM others and Nature instead of to GIVE TO others and Nature. By using his 10 unit capacity of output selfishly, he deprives others and Nature of the benefit they would have otherwise gotten had he used it benevolently. Basically, he steals 10 units of output from others and Nature, which is less than what Dave steals.
• BESTOWAL: 
• In bestowal, when Pete operates at his natural capacity of output of 10 units, he's equal to everyone else who operates at their natural capacity of output, even if their natural capacity of output is higher or lower.
• How is Pete's natural capacity of output measured? Love.
• In bestowal, Pete is driven to benefit others and Nature. He has no hidden agendas, no selfish calculations, and no concerns that others may not be doing their fair share - this is a calculation that comes from the quality of selfishness. Plus, if others are also in bestowal, they'll be doing everything they can to benefit others and Nature. In this way, Pete will be connected with them in mutual bestowal.
• The only thing Pete is focused on is benefiting others and Nature and he'll intuitively give everything he can, using his 10 unit capacity of output (if not more) to GIVE TO society, to benefit others and Nature.

Just because a person has a HIGH capacity of output, doesn't mean they're working hard. Just because a person has a LOW capacity of output, doesn't mean they're not working hard. We're all different and we have different capacities of output.

We may think that because Dave has a higher capacity of output that he's greater than, better than and more important than others, not at all. When we operate at our natural capacity of output, we're all equal. Plus, we have different roles to play.

Instead of expecting everyone to operate at the same capacity of output, we should acknowledge that we're different and we have different capacities of output.

We have to change from selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to bestowal (seeking to benefit others and all of Nature). We should use our natural capacities of output to benefit others and Nature instead of ourselves.

How do we measure our natural capacities of output? Love.

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