What’s a personal mantra or philosophy you live by?
Do to others what you want them to do to you.
Tag: Altruism
Be careful what you wish for
Anger that cannot be expressed in words of single syllables
Spoken with such venom as to frighten e’en the brave
Words, frustration-born and vicious, defamation in their wake
To punish those whose motives are only true and just
Speech that tolerates no mercy with honour cast aside
Respect a mere illusion the upright to deride
Assassinate the character of those who came to help
Creating phantom sickness to cover true intent
Wild accusations flying ‘gainst those who came to rescue
Whose only “crime” is caring, who saved you from yourself
A soap box, neatly positioned to spout specious arguments
Before so-called friends, while victims stay publicly silent,
Protecting the integrity of those dishonouring them
And of those who would suffer most
And why?
Perhaps a need to justify a conscience seared with sin
Perhaps because of jealousy barely hidden deep within
Perhaps because of knowing the ignored advice was wise
Perhaps because the innocent are unable to defend themselves
Brazen conduct masquerades as indignation
Against the protectors of future generations
A challenge thrown down to those who turn the other cheek
Be careful what you wish for, oh would-be assassin
You might just get it
And who will you hide behind, then?
Charity Donations
What’s the best thing you’ve ever found randomly on the street?
Some years ago, a friend told me what his wife does with money she finds on the street, usually being coins of very little individual value, the sort of small change that could never be returned to the original owner.
But my friend was very conscious that she didn’t want to take what belonged to someone else and use it for her own purpose.
She used to pick them up, often single pennies, and keep them in a jar. She did this for a whole year. Then, every year, she would count up what was in the jar, purely out of interest, and donate the whole contents of the jar to charity.
