Extremely well said and written. Definitely like your style. Not to get political but one of the reasons taxing to support social programs fails in so many ways is that neither the giver nor the receiver get the emotional benefit of connection and spiritual growth that you speak of. 
Even the difference between giving to a charity and volunteering at a charity has a marked difference. 

I just joined Steemit yesterday and I'm happy to see content like this on here.