On Giving and Taking

When are you supposed to draw the line between giving and taking? People say that when you give, you should not count nor expect anything in return. But then it can get nakakapagod at times, especially when you feel that what you are doing doesn't even get noticed, much less appreciated. Nakakapagod when you think you deserve a little reward but then it's not given your way, or if it is, people limit them to just too little. Nakakapagod when after getting your little share of reward, someone takes over and get much more than what you thought you've earned for your efforts. And when you speak up, they take it against you. And give you the silent treatment, the cold war. And then you ask yourself, do I deserve any of this? But then you know you don't. Because you've given your best and you're just getting your little reward, just little, not too much. Life!