http://crueltobekind.org/what-can-you-do-for-me-is-not-always-a-bad-question-412 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://crueltobekind.org/what-can-you-do-for-me-is-not-always-a-bad-question-412#comment-571 Kerry Nitz Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:14:00 +0000 http://crueltobekind.org/what-can-you-do-for-me-is-not-always-a-bad-question-412#comment-571 Which goes back to my point. The hero asks: what can I give. Note the first part - you must first ask what you have to give. By giving what you do best rather than what society generally labels as 'altruistic behaviour' you are being a hero and not a trader in my view. The trader first asks what can you give me - your comments suggest that you don't hold yourself back from giving because you don't expect a return from it. Which goes back to my point. The hero asks: what can I give. Note the first part – you must first ask what you have to give. By giving what you do best rather than what society generally labels as ‘altruistic behaviour’ you are being a hero and not a trader in my view. The trader first asks what can you give me – your comments suggest that you don’t hold yourself back from giving because you don’t expect a return from it.

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