Good analysis of human behavior. However one important aspect may be overlooked.
We must do the following (actions outlined below) because it is also our DUTY to do so. Family must take care of their family because it is their DUTY to do so. Neighbors and neighborhoods must take of each other because it is their self-interest. And individuals in society MUST volunteer to take care each other, for the society to survive. And this list can go on and on...... When we realize it is a responsibility to do, the ability and willingness become secondary. Or else it is a series of excuses why we don’t - help, do, buy, write, offer, make the effort.... We need to ask ourselves: If not me, then who will do it? If not now then when? What if the situation was reversed? Often the cost or effort of doing something is nothing or very minimal. A smile, a word of comfort, thoughtfulness, a phone call, companionship! Because, this is the least I can do; for thank God it is (you and) not me who is the victim of the situation. Doing something for others (including volunteering) often does good for ourselves. What goes around comes around. So it is not merely the ability and willingness, but the realization of social RESPONSIBILITY too. Or else it becomes: What can I get from relatives, friends, society? Soon it will be nothing. Kind Regards, GL JoeGoaUk WHY WE GIVE WHAT WE GIVE ? or Why we do what we do ? or Why we buy what we buy ? or Why we write what we write ? Simple rule: One can give anything to anyone provided he/she has the 'ability' to give and willingness to give. In other words, to do or to give anything, one should be 'able' to give or able to do and at the same time, one should be 'willing' to give or willing to do. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
