This month Mr B and I are taking part in #FlashFiveFriday run by The Indie Exchange.
#FlashFiveFriday is a weekly flash fiction / flash blogging prompt.
The rules are very simple if you’d like to take part:
1) Write for no longer than five minutes
2) No upper or lower word limits
3) You must write something new
4) You can prepare your post ahead of time but the 5 minute limit still applies
5) If you add your blog post to the weekly linky you must visit five other blogs that week too to show your support
This week’s #FlashFiveFriday post
#FlashFiveFriday – Generosity
This week is a David solo as Mrs B has work commitments. She’ll be back next week!
Generosity is one of those things that some of us sadly won’t consider when it comes to others. It often amazes me that some of the most generous people are the ones who are not wealthy, have very little to their names yet are always willing to share what they have, be it time, possessions or money, for the benefit of others.
I’m not saying that if you work hard and earn well that you should give it all away, no one should, but I think those of us that are super rich (i.e. millionaires) can afford to share something of what they have. My wife and I frequently pass a homeless man in town and he is always polite to everyone that passes, whether they stop to talk to him or not. We always give him something of what we have whether it’s just £1 or sometimes even a £5 note. We check what we have and share what we can. We always wish we could do more.
We are not generous because we want to win prizes or make ourselves feel better, it is just the way we are. Wherever possible we try to help others. I think the smallest gestures can make all the difference and I know that if Donna and I see our own fortunes change and we have a better home and life than we do now, we’ll never stop our belief in generosity. There are so many ways to be generous to others and the impact it has on them is reason enough to consider being so.
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About the Author:
I was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and have always been a bookworm and enjoyed creative writing at school. In 1999 I created the Elencheran Chronicles and have been writing ever since. My first novel, Fezariu's Epiphany, was published in May 2011. When not writing I'm a lover of films, games, books and blogging. I now live in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, with my wife, Donna, and our six cats - Kain, Razz, Buggles, Charlie, Bilbo and Frodo.
David M. Brown – who has written 672 posts on Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dave.
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Nov 03, 2012 @ 01:16:15
David – So glad you represented for the both of you. I'm pretty sensitive to the world of the homeless and enjoy the posts you've put up acknowledging them in your lives.
I work with many of them as part of my job. For the regulars on the street that I see between my office and the bus stop, I try to learn their names. I don't give them much in the way of coin or I'd go broke every day, there are so many. What I do is learn their names and look at them and try to acknowledge that they matter.
I'm so glad I stopped in to comment on this week's posts and sad I didn't post myself. I let NaNoWriMo suck the creativity out of me…in a good way. I'll try to be back next week.
Nov 03, 2012 @ 14:07:59
Thanks for commenting, Gregory.
I think all the posts this week were fantastic. People seemed to really nail down what true generosity is.
Good luck with nano. Hope you're tearing through your WIP :)
Nov 06, 2012 @ 18:38:45
Good for you! I try to do the same, just because in this current economic climate you never know when you might be in the same sort of dire straits — there's no point in being complacent, and humility and a generous spirit mean everything.
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Nov 07, 2012 @ 03:42:57
You're right. My wife and I have had tough times in the last couple of years and although things aren't perfect now they are better. We never forget how low we've been before but then again so many more have been worse off than us. We try to help those that we can whenever possible.
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