This week was a week off school, but for me, it was quite busy. Last Sunday night, I went to a Valentine's party which ended up being fairly uneventful in the category of romance, but I enjoyed myself nonetheless. Monday morning I left with my aunt for Las Vegas. We saw Phantom in the Venetian and it was absolutely stunning. The entire front half of the auditorium was decked out for the show. We drove home the next day, and Wednesday I went snowboarding with my brothers. I hurt my wrist, but I didn't fall to much, and my instructor told me that next time I should sign up for an intermediate class instead of a beginner class. Thursday I got new contacts, and now I can see! On Saturday, I attended an epic cook-off, which was amazing. Now for the Quote of the Week:
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. Jack London (1876-1916) I honestly think this quote is fairly self-explanatory. Jack London is obviously saying that just giving some gratuitous gift is not selfless, it's just kind of a nice favor. For something to qualify as charity, you must need the item or money in question just as much or even more than the person to whom you have given it to. Many of us consider ourselves charitable when in fact we have done nothing at all. We give away old clothes, shoes, and other belongs that are broken or in bad shape, or things we just have no need for anymore and then feel good because we have help another. And that's not a bad thing at all, but really it's just recycling, which I believe should be a habit, not a special gift or something you do when you want to feel like a good person. Real charity would be going out and buying brand new clothes and donating them to Goodwill or the House of Yahweh when you yourself and/or your family is short on money or clothes. Buying a homeless person a hot meal when you don't have enough money to treat yourself, or taking in a wounded or sick animal when you have much space or means of taking care of it, and finding it a good home and care is what I would consider charity. Not giving away an old stained T-shirt or a pair of shoes that are too small and have holes in them.
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. Jack London (1876-1916) I honestly think this quote is fairly self-explanatory. Jack London is obviously saying that just giving some gratuitous gift is not selfless, it's just kind of a nice favor. For something to qualify as charity, you must need the item or money in question just as much or even more than the person to whom you have given it to. Many of us consider ourselves charitable when in fact we have done nothing at all. We give away old clothes, shoes, and other belongs that are broken or in bad shape, or things we just have no need for anymore and then feel good because we have help another. And that's not a bad thing at all, but really it's just recycling, which I believe should be a habit, not a special gift or something you do when you want to feel like a good person. Real charity would be going out and buying brand new clothes and donating them to Goodwill or the House of Yahweh when you yourself and/or your family is short on money or clothes. Buying a homeless person a hot meal when you don't have enough money to treat yourself, or taking in a wounded or sick animal when you have much space or means of taking care of it, and finding it a good home and care is what I would consider charity. Not giving away an old stained T-shirt or a pair of shoes that are too small and have holes in them.
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