Gratitude & Selfish Altruism

I love this ByCommonConsent piece. Lots to think about.

http://bycommonconsent.com/2014/12/01/gratitude-selfish-altruism/#more-53454

I read this earlier. Very thought provoking. Dang we are privileged.

I found it interesting that people really couldn’t believe that others would go 1/2 way around the world and just give service. They assume you will steal their kids! Wow. We are blessed and live around generous folks. My community just rallied behind a very sick girl in ward and it was great to see.

Hey, that’s me! Thanks for linking it. I’m glad it was thought provoking.

For me its a foregone conclusion that we all have selfish reasons for serving. The challenges I have faced working with community volunteers who dont have temple recommends and years of training in how to be a good Mormon who never says no to a calling has forced me to always find out the person’s intrinsic motivation for serving . And then make sure as a volunteer leader I try to see they receive the benefits they are seeking. Otherwise they quit, fail to follow through on commitments or otherwise produce. I thought it was interesting how Angela wove interesting details about Cambodia into her article…a classic engaging teaching technique.

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Yes, I am one and the same. And those are my foreign toilet experiences.