Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Is there such thing as being too generous?



Is it too generous to help an old lady cross the street? Is it too generous to feel hunger pangs in the pit of your stomach at school, because you give up your lunch money so that someone else can eat? Is it too much? Truthfully it's not even half a glass of water because the world that we live in now; there's not much generosity going around.

We're too busy hating each-other. Killing each-other to even notice. Like my mother always says, "if it were a snake, it would've bit you." What is this garbage; this nonsense that makes us come unhinged? That makes us the devil within; mean and cruel? Why can't we turn all of that off like a switch does for a light bulb? We all just need to take a deep breathe, relax because it's going to be okay and just be nice for once. I'm not talking about being nice for a day. No, I'm saying we've got to make it our interest to be generous. Kind. Nice. Everyday, because no one likes a mean person. With where our world is centered now, bad things happen to people who aren't nice. We all need to be this way. It's for the best.

Its 2015 people! 2015. A new year. 2014 and the years that stand behind it have passed, they're long gone by now. We need to drop everything. This means all the hatred we have, the grudges that we hold in our grasps, and the discomfort we have towards others; we just simply need to drop all that old garbage that we've held onto and start with a clean slate. Start fresh. Even compliment people who we never thought we'd compliment. Talk to people who we normally wouldn't talk to. It never hurts to make such small talk amoungst one another. Who knows we might even make a new friend. We need to break into that habit of helping people when we see them struggling instead of joining the crowd of bystanders and people who'd waltz right pass. Its never too much to be nice. It makes people smile when you tell them they look great. When you compliment their shoes, hat, or purse. It makes their day. Its never EVER too much to be nice and there's no such thing as being too generous. How could one even do that?  It won't cost you an arm and two legs. It won't bite. It doesn't sting, it doesn't burn and nor does it hurt. All it takes is a warm heart, a friendly smile, and kindness.

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