The Greatest Gift From One Person to Another
Huffington Post | William Laney
Here we are again -- in the midst of another Christmas season. And for at least a little while, we focus on family and friends -- and what to give them.
We want our gifts to show thoughtfulness. We want our gifts to be something that is useful; something that is apppreciated.. And when we think we have succeeded, there's that wonderful, very special feling that comes from giving.
And it's quite possible that sometime during the hoiday season, that wonderful feeling will come from giving to someone other than family or friends -- someone we do not even know.
Perhaps it will be a seemingly small and unplanned gift, such as a donation placed in a Salvation Army sidewalk kettle.. On such an occasion we will know not the beneficiary of our generosity; nor will we know what good our gift will do.
There is something we can give, however, which is priceless and yet costs nothing. It is the gift of life. This is the gift we give when we become an organ donor. We will know not the recipient of our generosity, but we will have the knowledge, the assurance, that our gift will save a life.
Here we are again -- in the midst of another Christmas season. And for at least a little while, we focus on family and friends -- and what to give them.
We want our gifts to show thoughtfulness. We want our gifts to be something that is useful; something that is apppreciated.. And when we think we have succeeded, there's that wonderful, very special feling that comes from giving.
And it's quite possible that sometime during the hoiday season, that wonderful feeling will come from giving to someone other than family or friends -- someone we do not even know.
Perhaps it will be a seemingly small and unplanned gift, such as a donation placed in a Salvation Army sidewalk kettle.. On such an occasion we will know not the beneficiary of our generosity; nor will we know what good our gift will do.
There is something we can give, however, which is priceless and yet costs nothing. It is the gift of life. This is the gift we give when we become an organ donor. We will know not the recipient of our generosity, but we will have the knowledge, the assurance, that our gift will save a life.
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