travelling and commitments have kept me away from blogging and got me thinking about generosity
when you look up generosity in wikipedia it says: Generosity is the habit of giving, it can also be spending time, money, or labour, for others, without being rewarded in return, and a guiding principle for many registered charities, foundations and non-profit organizations
In the more cynical spanish version it also adds "En realidad, la generosidad es el peso que se saca uno de encima para sentirse agusto con uno mismo, y de alguna forma, es un sentimiento egoista." basically arguing that generosity is about how one feels after giving and so, somehow is a selfish feeling.
definitions always miss the human touch, i would like to think that generosity is also:
avoiding a conflict on a happy occasion
understanding when to deprioritise one's feeling for someone else's
washing the dishes in somebody's house, without even receiving a thank you (my fault)
accepting and paying a fair share when it's time to
giving someone feedback when required or due
calling and emailing someone and telling them you've miss them
smiling and being helpful for everybody to feel better
waiting until the right moment when someone is ready to listen
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