Our communities are in great need of building up the worth and value of each person in it. By being generous with your time, talents, resources etc. you give to the world in a way everyone benefits from your generosity.
Category: Core Values
Our society is all too often blind to the value of charity beyond the initial action of giving. This is just the start of the impact charity can have on an individual’s life. Not only the person receiving the gift of support but equally for the person giving the support. When your actions demonstrate authentic love for another person you are also loving yourself by acknowledging what you have is available to help and support others.
Our world is filled with any number of challenges and problems. From war and unrest to the absences of caring, from famine and starvation to excessive behaviors and everything in between. During our journey on this planet our best source of dealing with these swings in life is holding on to hope for a better tomorrow. Never lose hope in humankind.
Our culture is wrapped in various levels of doubt – from doubt in self, doubt in others, doubt in leadership, doubt in society, just doubt in general. It is where this doubt starts, and end is where faith in the future begins. Having faith allows for our mind and hearts to seek truth even when there is no complete evidence to support it.
We are so consumed into our own wants, needs, and desires that we are losing our ability to have restraint and moderation. We must individually look inside ourselves to restore the governance within so that we can make wise internal decisions for the good of all rather than just the opportunity of self.
On our journey in life, we are given a multitude of opportunities to choose which path to take. It takes real courage or fortitude to select the path which may not give you immediate self-gratification but provides for the overall growth of the society as a whole.
It is easy to verbalize that justice is and should be at the center point of our culture. Moving justice from a good talking point into meaningful action is a very different commitment. Our intellect must be open to evolving from a selfish point of view to one of humanity as a collective. When we know the real separation of right and wrong it allows us not to look inward but to embrace everyone outwardly.
In a society that is challenging any number of things and attempting to justify behaviors and actions by attempting to reshape history, it is critical that we pause and look for wisdom to guide our thoughts, actions, and deeds. By seeking wisdom and prudence we can collectively call upon and distinguish between the good and bad of any situation.
As odd as this might sound, the best place to seek shelter in a storm of cultural conflict is right out in the open. Being completely open and sharing complete truth stops the storm in its tracks. Culture storms feed on disagreement and twisted information. If you stand up for the truth, then there is no more cultural storm to deal with. It will likely be an initially rough road but in the long run the path is smooth thereafter.
If we really want to understand and appreciate others, we must first start with being generous with our time to learn about others. We can not expect for the future to be great if we shortchange our current time to be generous with our time for others today. Challenge yourself to take some time today and be generous with your time to say hello to a stranger. Ask them their name and share your name so that both of you can raise the worth of each other from nameless to the honor of having a name.