Giving and Generosity

In the zero-sum world of small, greedy fundraisers, every dollar given to someone else is a dollar they lose.

They live in a world of competition, scarcity, and martyrdom where their success is at the expense of others - even those who give.

How so? Just look at the guilt-exchange of moral posturing that the $5 latte someone sips should be sacrificed and that $5 should go to feed a starving child or rescue a shivering puppy or shelter a mother escaping desperate ways.

But what if I not only have a $5 latte in my hand but also another $5 in my pocket?

What if I have enough to do both - sip my beverage and give you money?

But that's not your world, is it. And you know the guilt-exchange messaging works for you so you use it - over and over again - telling the world you don't believe in generosity but in scarcity.

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