Or perhaps Compassion and Fear. Our politics these days seem to be to focus on one or the other.
Am I going to have enough? Now? When I retire? Is an outsider going to take what I deserve, and there won’t be enough for me?
Or
I look around and see so many suffering, caught in our economic downturn, not through any actions of their own, but from global changes far beyond any individual’s ability to control or even affect. And want to find a way to help.
One core belief of mine, based on how I understand the Universe to work, is that generosity is always the best course. I have often given away the last dollar I have. And usually, through small miracles and my exceptional luck, I’ll have more before I get home.
Which way to live do you suppose is the most fun? : >