Philanthropy

The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – philanthropy. It means true generosity in all its forms, defined as giving the gifts of time, talent & treasure to promote the welfare of our animal life, our people & our planet.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” – Churchill. No act of compassion & kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Gift hope” – Washington. Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give. “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away” – Picasso.

“Never underestimate the power of a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Service to others is the rent we pay for our room here on earth” – Mohammed Ali. “We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But, if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something. Love cannot remain by itself, it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action & that action is service” – Mother Teresa.

“Change will not come if we wait for another person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek” – Obama. “Everyone can be great because everyone can serve” – Martin Luther King. “Think of giving not as a duty, but as a privilege” – Rockefeller. “The simplest acts of kindness are far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer” – Gandhi.

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