Re: OMGoodness

Just thought that I would add my two cents to this giving issue. . . There ARE people who will take advantage other people. There are people in my direct family that will take from me if they had the chance. Although this is very saddening to me, I REFUSE to quit giving. I give what I can afford to give when the situation arises. I give with a giving heart, and once whatever I am giving leaves my hands it is no longer up to me what happens to it. I give it with positive intention and that is all I can do. My hope is that something good is done with the gift. Also, if 1 out of 10 times I give, my gift touches someone or changes their day or changes their outlook on life, then it is well worth it to me. I still have the belief and hope that people deep down are good. We as people are struggling. . . there are those who will take advantage, but how have they come to be who they are? Is it possible to turn them around with a kind gesture? Have we lost our compassion?