The Weight of a Generosity; Measuring Morality

There was a subject I didn't get to broach in O' Selfless Child due to how the story was written, but it's something that's been on my mind for a while. I can't stop thinking about it, like a song stuck in your head in a constant loop. It's a question that's been with me throughout my life for everything that I do.

And that's the weight of generosity. The weight of our actions, and how we measure morality.

Bill Gates once had an interview where he discussed his philanthropy, and in one example, he managed to encapsulate what I mean by that. He said; "Some people believe that I'm the most generous person out there because of how much money I donate. But I don't think I am. I may donate hundreds of millions of dollars, but at the end of the day, if I want to, I can still go get a cheeseburger whenever I want. I can get on my plane and go on vacation whenever I want. I don't make any sacrifices for my own luxury."

In essence, it's easier to be generous and morally good when you need for nothing. When you're making no sacrifice.

In a literal "song stuck in the head" manner, you can listen to this song and take in the lyrics. It's a very short song, but there are four verses you should be on the look out for.

They are:

If the money just wasn’t there
And the power you had was gone
And these people were just like you
Tell me then would you lend a hand?

I've thought about these questions for so very long. Almost everyday. These are the things that make up my work, my life. I am reminded of the things I've written in the past, and the ideas that constitute my stories. Do you remember this line?

There was something to be said when talking about real ‘strength’. Was strength the ability to move mountains, or to move mountains despite not having the ability to?