One is certainly one's own friend; one can certainly depend upon one's own self. Therefore, according to the ordinance, you yourself should bestow your own self on others.
आत्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव गतिरात्मैव चात्मनः। आत्मनो मित्रमात्मैव तथाऽऽत्मा चात्मनः पिता। आत्मनैवात्मनो दानं कर्तुमर्हसि धर्मतः॥