This resonates with me. I remember reading of a Stanford graduate who was delivering meals to indigents in San Francisco and the Bay Area. I immediately thought: how selfish. To give up a possibly lucrative employment in finance, so she could personally experience charitable work, was a net loss to that organization. Why not work on Wall Street and donate 90% of her income instead?
This is a real choice. Joining the Peace Corp or helping rebuild levys after a flood is humbling, giving and selfish, all at once. Instead work at what you can do best; then donate so others can do the real work. This is practical selflessness.
This is a real choice. Joining the Peace Corp or helping rebuild levys after a flood is humbling, giving and selfish, all at once. Instead work at what you can do best; then donate so others can do the real work. This is practical selflessness.