Comments on: Generosity brings life into the world

By: Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From the Generosity of Others

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:01:12 +0000

[...] Generosity brings life into the world, by Marcus Goodyear at Goodword Editing [...]

By: Erica Hale

Erica Hale — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:34:15 +0000

"Here’s what I learned. Generosity brings life into the world. Sometimes it breathes new life into stale despair."

and

"It doesn’t end the despair. It doesn’t destroy death. It doesn’t save the world. But we don’t have to save the world in a big dramatic way to do something wonderful."

So deeply true. I agree with Robert...if we all understood this, how different would our actions be? What a difference it would make. I will be thinking about this for a long time...thank you for this wonderful post.

By: Erica Hale

Erica Hale — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:34:15 +0000

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:39:32 +0000

"But that’s the thing about generosity and good will and kindness. It doesn’t end the despair. It doesn’t destroy death. It doesn’t save the world.

But we don’t have to save the world in a big dramatic way to do something wonderful."

Y'know, Marcus; if more of us thought this way, I think we'd all be more willing to do it. Right or wrong, I think there may always lurk the thought, "But will it really make a difference in the long run?"

In truth, it doesn't matter. It's the heart God sees, not the actions.

By: goodwordediting

goodwordediting — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:02:12 +0000

Heather, you are absolutely right about the difficulty and the difference.
Little things are very important–like a cup of cold water.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:23:36 +0000

Accepting generosity can be hard–it means we can't do it on our own, never something we like to admit.
But I love how you connect generosity to life, how our generosity can make a difference.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:39:18 +0000

DO that to me, I meant….see, I can't even write!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:38:16 +0000

Why did you that to me!?! I am weeping at the computer, dammit!

By: Lynn Mosher

Lynn Mosher — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:49:43 +0000

Great and touching post, Mark! I love stories of learning things from our pets. Hope you (and your family) and Ajax are best buds for many more years. Blessings…Lynn