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Two prompts: two hands and a healthy balance

Blog City Prompt:

"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and one for helping others." --Audrey Hepburn

I like the quote but I would disagree that age has something to do with it. This can be taught to children.

That said... I don't think that I was taught generosity or self-love by my parents. And I can't say that I grew up in a culture that believed in this either.

One of my lessons to learn was how generous people were with help, time and money. Learned this in rural Kansas decades ago. Folks here in Montana are fairly good at it too.

Personally, I'm not as generous as I used to be.

Bog City Prompt Deux:

Can we ever have too much of a good thing? A bad thing? Is there really a healthy balance?

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Short response to yes/no questions. My understanding is more nuanced.

1. Too much food, as in gluttony, isn't healthy. It can also be selfish. Same with too much wealth.

2. People only see the straw that broke the camel's back. They seldom see the burden it is carrying. Broken people need to consider this. It explains why others do not understand them!

3. I do believe in balance but balance isn't always stable. It is attacked by all sides and merely being balanced isn't necessarily healthy. Not taken sides when someone's life is in danger is unethical.

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