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Reciprocity Can Change Your Life

It impacts your life for the better

As per Oxford, the definition of Reciprocity is the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.

Reciprocity can be defined as the trait of being reciprocal. Reciprocity plays a significant function in the growth of life and relationships in general.

“The universe is a vast system of exchange. Every artery of it is in motion, throbbing with reciprocity, from the planet to the rotting leaf.”

-Edwin Hubbel Chapin

It is a social custom that everyone follows. As we treat others, so will they treat us. We all want everything back. We even want love back in a relationship as well. It’s the nature of reciprocity. We can create and strengthen relationships by reciprocating.

According to a well-known Indian meal custom, you should never, out of politeness, return an empty container after you have finished the food that was provided to you in it. To show reciprocity, we never give our friends or neighbors empty containers; instead, we always give them back with a fresh dish. It strengthens our relationship.

Reciprocity is beneficial in many kinds of relationships, including those with friends, family, and coworkers. You can connect with strangers by practicing reciprocity. It demonstrates friendship and trust. Relationship reciprocation demonstrates your emotional investment in the other person. Whether it’s a duty or respect, everything in a relationship must be reciprocal to make a healthy and lifelong relationship.

“Reciprocity, a symbiotic relationship, is a relationship in which two people have worked out certain terms. I am using you in certain ways; you are using me in certain ways. That is a balanced relationship.”

-Frederick Lenz

Your personal and professional relationships can suffer from a lack of reciprocity. The cosmos is a massive network of interaction. Social harmony will be yours if you practice reciprocity.

Reciprocity is not mandatory, but it improves the authenticity of a relationship. -Sahil Patel

If you treat others with respect, they will respect you. Try to make someone happy, they will inspire you to do the same with others. Reciprocity will help us create a better society. Teach your children and friends the importance of reciprocity.

“Peace is not just the absence of war, it is the active presence of a capacity for love and compassion, and reciprocity. It is an awareness that our lives are not to be lived simply for ourselves through expressing our individuality, but we confirm the purpose of our lives through the work of expressing our shared sense of community in a purposeful and practical way; to sustain our own lives we sustain the lives of others - in family, in a community of neighborhoods called a city, and in a community of nations called the world.”

Dennis Kucinich

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