I just finished reading a wonderful article in the July 5, 2010 issue of Fortune magazine. The cover shows Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet under the heading “The $600 Billion Challenge”. The story is about the three wealthy individuals goal to create a movement where the super wealthy of this world would commit to providing 50% of their wealth back to charity over their lifetimes or at death. It is a wonderful and inspiring story which also includes Warren Buffet’s own personal Philantropic pledge for the world to read.
The spirit behind this article brought tears to my eyes. For it exemplifies the generous heart of giving that everyone should live by. A good life goes way beyond just seeking the sensual pleasures of our physical and material needs. It must include a real sense of giving. Giving is only one half of the law of circulation. What you give out you get back. I know many of you will think to yourselves, “Well, yeah, look at the money these folks have, they can afford to give – I would too if I was in their shoes”. Would you?? Would you really?? If you are not now giving even a couple of dollars to others what makes you think you’d be willing to give hundreds, or thousands (or millions) in the future.
A giving heart is a giving heart. As Warren Buffet states “This pledge will leave my lifestyle untouched and that of my children as well. They have already received significant sums for their personal use and will receive more in the future. Some material things makes my life more enjoyable; many, however, would not. I like having an expensive private plane, but owning a half-dozen homes would be a burden. Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse and long-standing friends.”
A giving heart goes beyond providing monetary gifts or contributions to charity and to the church. It is the desire to help others in providing your time, your attention, and sometimes your physical muscle power. I challenge you to think of how you give back to a world that has given you so much. How can you “up” your giving in either money or time to others in need. The internal satisfaction you will receive, along with other spiritual gifts that you will see come into your life, are beyond the imagination.
[...] The Giving Heart – Abundant Horizons: living each day as a new … [...]
looked everywhere to something related to this subject.. I salute you
Fantastic article. looking forward to seeing more
Cool site!!
Amiable post and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you seeking your information.
I would like to thank you for the effort you have made in publishing this article. I am trusting the same best work from you in the next articles
Well written, thanks for sharing this.
Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!
Amazing! It’s a real shame more people don’t know about this place, this covered just what I needed today
I am a student and i found your information on the web site very useful for my study, Please keep it up.
I can imagine the serious work it must have been required to research for this post.All what i can say is just keep providing such post we all love it.And just to bring something to your notice,I have seen several blog providng your blog as source for this information.
Gracias por el contenido interesante!
Way to write a great blog!
Sorry my english, but this is great site, I wil add to my favorites.
I liked reading your blog ~ thanks for posting such cool content.
i like your articles a lot and will be excited to read more
You wouldn’t believe it but I’ve wasted all day digging for some articles about this. You’re a lifesaver, it was an excellent read and has helped me out to no end. Cheers,
As it is my first visit to your site, I just had to say hello there! Nice web site by the way.
Great work, Warren Buffet! You are such a wonderful man for utilizing your wealth and sway to improve the world.
We are a group of volunteers and starting a new project in our community. Your blog provided us with valuable information to work on|.You have done a marvellous job!
Great post and website! I have bookmarked it and will check back ofter. I also linked you to my site.
Good blog! I definitely love how it is easy on my eyes as well as the details are well written. I am wondering how I could be notified whenever a new post has been made. I have subscribed to your rss feed which really should do the trick! Have a nice day!
Real leaders are normal men and women with extraordinary willpower.
Thanks for the info. The topic
The Giving Heart – Abundant Horizons: living each day as a new beginning was just what I was looking for. Will bookmark!
Just happened upon your page and will have a look at additional ones. Seems like real good stuff.
Thanks this made for intresting reading. I love your wordpress theme, i keep coming back here and i dont know why. I just genuinely like your web site lol…
I just couldnt leave this page before saying that I really enjoyed the quality information you offer to your visitors… Will be back often to check up on new stuff you post!
I will visit your blog frequently for some latest Information.
[...] The Giving Heart – Abundant Horizons: living each day as a new … [...]
err..i agree with u
Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely helpful for me.
Pretty impressive post. I just came across your site and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I’ll be coming back and I hope you post again soon.
Good posting! I enjoy your blog site, will it be alright to use it for syndication?
I randomly browse blogs on the web, and I discover your post being highly informational. I’ve already bookmark it on my browser, in order that I can view your webpage publish once again later. Additionally, I’m questioning whether your weblog is open for link change, as I actually must trade links with you. I do not ordinarily do that, yet I hope that we will have a mutual hyperlink exchange. Let me know and have a excellent day!
When I use my search engine to look for blogs to read yours has come up several times on different categories. That just made me want to read it more, I can see why. It is excellent. Keep up the awesome work and I will continue reading.
This is a good blog. Keep up all the work. I too love blogging and expressing my opinions. Thanks
Pretty good post. I just came across your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your opinions. Any way I’ll be coming back and I hope you post again soon.
Thanks for sharing these useful information! Hope that you will continue doing nice article like this. I will be one of your loyal reader if you maintain this kind of post!This is one of the best post I found so far. The contents are very good and very informative.I subscribed to your RSS feed by the way!Thanks, this is really cool!
I thought it was going to be some boring old post, but I’m glad I visited. I will post a link to this site on my blog. I believe my visitors will find that very useful.
Spotted a link to this post over at Delicious. Thanks for posting it. I’m sure I’ll be back one day.