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> Optimize your generosity. No one on their deathbed has ever regretted giving too much away. Not sure if I agree completely. I've seen people regret giving th
by nunorbatista 6y ago
> Optimize your generosity. No one on their deathbed has ever regretted giving too much away.
Not sure if I agree completely. I've seen people regret giving their life to the service of others and not noticing they were not living their own life until too late.
- fraktl 6y agoYou don't have to take it in as black or white. It does not mean "give away everything you have and be miserable". The way I read it was: don't hoard, make others happy. It does not mean I should live a miserable life in hope that someone, whom I'm giving to, will recognize it. The wisdom can escape you if you take what's written literally letter for letter, as if you're a computer.
- nunorbatista 6y ago"giving too much away" is not only material stuff. You can give too much time away, mainly taking care of others that should be able to find a way to take care of themselves (obviously not talking about elderly people). I'm married to a nurse, and I know a lot of people on the field. I'm constantly amazed how they are wired to take care of others before themselves.
- goodcanadian 6y agoThe key word is "optimize." Note that the author didn't say "maximize."
- nunorbatista 6y agoAgree, but my comment is more on the second part of the phrase: "No one on their deathbed has ever regretted giving too much away." - I'm not sure this is completely true.
- glangdale 6y agoLike most of these these platitudes, it can mean whatever you want it to mean. "Optimize" - you mean "do the ideal thing"? Good thing that's so easy to figure out at the time...
- m463 6y agoBut is service the same as generosity? one is doing something for others, the other is sharing what you have.