It is all too easy to have a shopper's mentality around doing good for others: I give this to you (time, energy, money, support) and I want you to give me something in return. But what happens when our actions are not appreciated? Do we start throwing blame at others? If we do, we are admitting to ourselves and others our dependency on praise. Our little world of praise and blame will collapse around us, leaving us in a heap of disappointment and frustration.
— Christopher Titmuss, Light on Enlightenment