I love Nat's story about the coffee. Something opens up when we give to each other. It's contagious...it can be more virulent than the flu. It infects every realm of society.
I've been a witness to giving parties where people bring some of the most precious things to them and give them away to other people who need them. And in return these people receive things that are beyond their comprehension. Pretty sweet. I've seen people recieve digital slr's and lap tops, clothing and shoes, money, and each time someone receives something it creates an opportunity for them to give to someone else.
It's a beautiful chain reaction that takes place, breaking mindsets of poverty or not having enough. And it produces an atmosphere where giving allows people to become greater versions of themselves and greater givers. They become people who long to give and to help others.
So my challenge to anyone who might be reading this, with whatever you have, or more than you have give something to someone today or this week. Put thought into it. Give generously and give good gifts. I believe that when we treat each other this way it opens up the way for the economy to prosper as well; we are the people that make up the economy of this country: let's be a people of change.
