Sanctimony/moralism is a drug like any other. A pinch or two can be necessary and helpful, but it's easy to get hooked and OD. Then comes the disfiguring swelling of the head lol and the sermonizing...
I learned to serve quietly when I was in Boy Scouts. When service is celebrated openly, it lacks purity. The reward of helping is a dish best served alone. Shouting out "Look, I gave a beggar 10 dollars" is harmful to both parties. It was a secret investment that may or may not pan out. A gift celebrating the giver is OK but it's not my way.
Absolutely and wonderfully correct. It might be delightful to tell a close friend, partner or parent that you had performed a worthwhile service and that it made you feel good, and you might do so, but posting it on social media is ni kulturny. Great post, thanks.
Funny how saving the souls of others always comes with a heapin' helpin' of sanctimonious virtue and a disfiguring swelling of the head.
Sanctimony/moralism is a drug like any other. A pinch or two can be necessary and helpful, but it's easy to get hooked and OD. Then comes the disfiguring swelling of the head lol and the sermonizing...
I learned to serve quietly when I was in Boy Scouts. When service is celebrated openly, it lacks purity. The reward of helping is a dish best served alone. Shouting out "Look, I gave a beggar 10 dollars" is harmful to both parties. It was a secret investment that may or may not pan out. A gift celebrating the giver is OK but it's not my way.
Absolutely and wonderfully correct. It might be delightful to tell a close friend, partner or parent that you had performed a worthwhile service and that it made you feel good, and you might do so, but posting it on social media is ni kulturny. Great post, thanks.