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It's not just the US flag that arouses emotional | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 10:23:07 |
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People are almost always willing to share ... | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 10:24:47 |
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If there is no threat to their own resources, | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 10:31:30 |
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They're willing to share | by MatthewDBA | 2007-01-22 10:40:21 |
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Giving of your surplus is not sharing. | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 11:08:38 |
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No, that's barter or trading. In my book, sharing | by merlin | 2007-01-22 12:20:10 |
| I am reminded of the story of the poor |
by Peace_man |
2007-01-22 12:45:36 |
woman who gives a penny to charity in church. And is deemed more generous than the rich man who gives ten pounds.
I can't find a link to it right now, but it seems to address your point. If you have more of a resource than you need, and can send the excess to your neighbour who needs it, is that truly sharing? Is it charity?
Or is it more charity, and in the spirit of sharing, when you give some of what you need to your neighbour who needs it more? |
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That works on an individual level, but not at a | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 12:50:47 |
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It is the parable of the widow's mite, and is from | by merlin | 2007-01-22 12:51:05 |
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I'm more working on clarifying what exactly | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 13:22:58 |
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Here is my take on subbywan's point. | by merlin | 2007-01-22 13:28:45 |
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That statement doesn't really say anything to me, | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 13:50:38 |
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You really should reconsider | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 13:56:21 |
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What's wrong with using the dictionary? | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 13:29:01 |
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Using the dictionary: | by Peace_man | 2007-01-22 13:41:11 |
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Sure it does. | by subbywan | 2007-01-22 13:51:07 |
