Fromm isn't simply praising generosity—he's redefining wealth itself as an activity rather than a possession, a verb rather than a noun. Most of us unconsciously accept that accumulation *is* richness, but he's insisting that the moment you stop moving resources outward, you've already become impoverished in the truest sense. A person hoarding millions while their relationships wither, their community suffers, and their own capacity for connection atrophies has become a pauper by this measure. Watch someone who gives regularly—time, attention, skill, money—and you'll notice they seem paradoxically abundant, while the hoarder, however full their accounts, always looks anxious and small.