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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I will share this story so that you can appreciate your wealth even more. Several months ago, I attended my volunteer day at an organization that provides the very poorest children in our surrounding communities with essentials for home and school, socks and underwear, soap and shampoo, hairbrushes and toothbrushes, books and backpacks, uniforms and coats. One little 3d grade girl put on her jumper and twirled around in delight as she told us "my mother will be so happy, she always wanted me to have one of these but we could not buy it." Another 2d or 3d grade child, a severely handicapped-at-birth girl who was partially blind, wore hearing aids, walked with crutches, and could speak very little, broke into applause and an enormous smile when we fitted her with a brand new, white polo shirt. It is very humbling and completely emotional when someone to whom the world has given so little, and who fate has dealt such a very difficult hand, is so appreciative of a little thing like a new shirt. [/quote]

How about posting on some other thread? The sanctimonious I-give-to-charities'- look at ME thread.[/quote]

NP her, I think the PP is trying (and I know this may be difficult for us here) to get us to focus on the [i]other[/i], that is, those people who we do not normally encounter or interact with, so that we can appreciate all that we do have.  This entire thread has been a comparison to those who have more and most, and our desire for greater accumulated wealth, with absolutely no focus on those who have so much less.  I, for one, appreciate a different perspective.  Also, if you read carefully, the poster who you criticize did not say that they gave monetarily to charities, they said that they volunteered their time and work, which may suggest that they are of limited means but big hearts.  How many of us posting here can say as much?  I think that it was a beautiful post.[/quote]

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