Err on the side of generosity, is a lesson I learned from the company I keep.
There are a million myths, legends and fables about putting what you want in the world and it will come back to you ten fold, etc. But, you don’t do nice, to get nice. You do nice to be nice.
Being generous is not a law, that guarantees a positive outcome.
Believing in something — doesn’t make it true, and I try not to hold beliefs systems. I will joke about karma, but I don’t “believe” in it.
What I know is — there are super nice and extremely generous people in the world, and I want to be in their ranks, just because.
Years ago, I remember being all antsy, standing in a line, and Ken told the guy behind us to go ahead of us.
Really? Couldn’t Ken see I was impatient. Of course he did and then asked, “Where do you have to be? What do you have to do?” We had all day and that guy was on his lunch hour.
It was one of the first times, I realized I had enough in life. All of our needs were met. We could not only share what we had, we could out right give. That day we gave some time.
I wanted to use the word highfalutin, today, but it didn’t fit, so I won’t… What I want to say is yesterday, I was able to stand in the company of a generous crowd and it felt great.
A few packages I mailed out last week, arrived in different locations, and made people smile.
At the same time, a surprise package filled with colourful fabric and yummy chocolates arrived at our house. Not only did I smile; my heart exploded. THEN, I received a financial gift to split with the food bank and fabric store, that was beyond generous!
At first I thought, give a little, get a lot. But, that’s not what happened.
What happened is some wonderful friends were generous and kind, just because!
I aspire to stand in their ranks!
You lead by example Jan! Salute!