The art of giving
Last night I had a little realisation on giving ~~ more specifically, on metta, i.e., unconditional love (or loving kindness). Metta simply can be defined as a kind of love which wishes everyone to be happy and be free from suffering. It doesn’t discriminates and doesn’t change according to conditions — that is why it is unconditional. It is logical to say that you only can give something that you have. But do you realise it that you can’t give something away if you don’t have something not material to someone else.
Let’s take an example, can you share happiness to someone else if you don’t know what it is or whether you own it yourself? It’s easy to understand and agree to that logic if the thing is tangible, something you can see and touch. But if it’s intangible, such as feeling and love, how can you be sure that you have given it to someone else? There is no indication that you have passed it to someone else, and also you yourself don’t have any obvious indication that you have it too.
Yet, I did realise the truth in the logic/context/idea/whatever you want to call it. I realise that I could give something away IF I have it. I’m not really good at explaining this kind of stuff, but let me try my best. When I did feel love to myself, then I could send a good vibe of metta to others. It feels different when you don’t really have it. I mean, I’ve been practising metta meditation before I doze off or land to a Dreamland, for a few minutes. Last night, when I really felt so much in love in me, I felt something better and more beautiful than before! I really feel the difference. It shows to me that we only can give something if we have it. The more you have the love within you, the more metta or love you can send to others, and of course the better you’d feel afterwards. 
