GIVING AND GENEROSITY


Generosity is a great virtue.

It is an attribute of great personalities.

The art of giving is a wonderful work.

A generous person is a beauty to behold.

A generous friend is a treasure to have.

Having generous people around you is special.

Being a generous person is even more fulfilling.

But being totally stingy and selfish is a recipe for a miserable life, regardless of how much you have.

A stingy person does not know the pure joy that comes from giving to meet the needs of others.

Having stingy friends is worse than having poor friends. 

A person who is not generous won’t help even when they have the means, as much as a generous person who shares even the little that they have. 

It’s about who people are from the inside, not just their external conditions or circumstances.

It is a state of the heart of a person.

When a generous person has the means, you will feel the impact of their presence in your life through their selflessness and genuine benevolence.

With a generous friend, you will see what it means to have a true friend when you are in times of real need and they have to help.

This is not because you asked for it or feel entitled to it but because they know exactly what it means to be a true friend and how to come through for their friends. 

This should be mutual. 

With a stingy or selfish person, friendship is stunted and never gets to its potential. 

Cultivate true friendship and real generosity. 

Be wary of one-sided relationships that do not add relevant value when it is most needed.

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