I’ve thought and talked about this quite a bit. Giving without expectation is the best thing! Yet, I wonder, if you spread it around, if you tell the world how you bought coffee and a granola bar for a homeless person and even one person is inspired to do the same… isn’t that worth something greater than keeping it to yourself?
I volunteer quite a bit, I give food to people that ask for it, I give money to people that ask for it sometimes, I give a gift card for hot coffee or tea… I give. If you were to look at my income and then hear me say that I am frequently giving money or food, you might look at me like I’m fucking crazy. It’s okay if you do.
Money will come and go. I can’t afford to pass up the opportunity to brighten someone’s day who is hungry and cold. I have known hunger. I have known cold. I grew up knowing more than I should have, but it made me who I am. I am grateful for that.
I want to make a difference and be the change I want to see. But I also want you to be inspired as well. I want you to look at people *as people*, as humans, who sometimes need that little bit of compassion. If I share with you about my interaction with a “street person” that was actually quite lovely, will it perhaps change your perspective? Would it possibly make you feel more positive about saying “Hello” to someone you wouldn’t have before?
Wouldn’t you also like to live in a world where compassion and love weren’t so private? Let’s share, let’s mingle, let’s have lunch with someone and ask them how they are feeling.
Give. Give silently, give publicly, just give…. teach your children compassion and understanding for people that don’t have the same privileges as you might.
Spread Compassion & Love as if your life depends on it.
Maktub 