How do I receive a confidence?
Sometime in a moment of human need perhaps you have felt led to share a confidence with some one. Later, when the crisis of feeling had passed, you looked back upon the experience and realized that you had shared more of your inner thoughts and feelings than you would ordinarily have done. If when thus looking back you feel a sense of ease and gratitude in the assurance that your self-revelation has been understood and respected, you may be certain that your confidant was a good receiver.
To be able to receive a revelation of this kind with such poise and understanding as not to embarrass the one who has come to you, and at the same time to cause him no afterconcern lest his impulsiveness shall do him injury or cause him humiliation, marks you as a good receiver. Through such a consciousness you will attract to yourself many good gifts; and indeed you have already attracted one of the best—the loving appreciation and gratitude of those whom you have helped.
Recapitulation
Giving is a fine art, but to be a good receiver
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