To respond to this frequently asked question “what’s in it for you” is not easy.  Of course what we do have something in it for us. But not necessarily money, or position, or gratitude neither it is expectation of befitting future returns. Did Marjina take the child in her lap to get some “tangible” return in coming days? Or did she do it from her inner calling? It’s not an investment. It’s a spontaneous human action.  It’s inherent in us. Yes there’s something in it for us. It gives us purpose, fulfillment, it gives sense of belongingness. And above all it’s an affirmation of what we want to do, not what we are expected to do.