While attempting to bring some clarity to the use of bring and take I found this: “bring is the causative transitive form of come” and I knew I didn’t want to take you there.

bring means to cause something to go toward the speaker
bring the toy here = cause the toy to come here

take means to cause something to go away from the speaker
take the garbage out = cause the garbage to go out

Then it depends on the speaker’s point of view because both of these are correct:
   He will bring his lunch to work every day this week.
   He will take his lunch to work every day this week.
He is either taking it away from his home or bringing it to his office.

To further muddy the waters, if I am telling someone about a salad I will provide for a party, my use of bring or take depends on whether they will also be attending the party.
   If they will not be attending, I’d say, “I’ll take a salad to the party.”
   If we are both attending, I’d say, “I’ll bring a salad to the party.”

Then there are the idioms, of course, such as take a shower.
Suppose you have a two-story house with two showers and you say, “I will take my shower downstairs.” Most readers would understand but a non-native reader might wonder if you will need the help of a plumber to disassemble your upstairs shower.

So much for clarity! They are coming to take me away, ha ha!