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Problems With Being A Giver

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I remember being told by someone who was lots wiser than myself, there are givers and takers in this world.
I have always known, I'm a giver. I have felt that it was kind of my purpose in life to make sure that others were okay.
Now I find out that giving to others also makes you happy. I could have told you that. Is it nature that made me this way, or something in my DNA that made me this way.
One of the problems with being a giver is that the takers recognize you right away, and some of them do not have humanities or your good will in mind. For this reason, I have become more selfish with my giving, or more focused it would seem. I still give, but I try to give now of non-material items.
I give to those I love my time. I give those in need

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