Childhood = Receiving without any expectation of immediate return, without any merit, for no reason.
Adulthood = Entrance into the reality of Giving and Receiving
In order to receive anything genuinely good one must give something simultaneously
This might seem well-understood by many.... But I might as well continue my rant........
Life then is NOT about deciding what you want to receive (i.e. what you want out of life)
but deciding what you want to give (or what you are able to give)
and then being grateful to receive whatever may come
because you can never control what you receive.
One must consider what their strengths are and keep fixated on what can be given.
Maybe.