A Sharing Society

These messages show how individuals can lead others to become more sharing.

    • Voluntary Taxation – An Old, but Still Relevant, Concept

      Facing a lack of revenue for needed projects, Italy, France, and Britain began to use lotteries in the 16th Century as a way to entice citizens to voluntarily fund these projects. The lure was something they might win. Lotteries gained popularity in the next two...

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    • Our National Parks: A Gift to Some of Us

      Our national park system has been described as a gift that we as Americans give to ourselves. The early history of our national parks however is one of gifts denied to African Americans. President Theodore Roosevelt felt that only white people would truly enjoy the...

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    • Gleaning: An Old Word that Remains Very Relevant

      Each year, we tend to recognize new words that come into our vocabulary. Often these words reflect trends in pop culture. They are hip, so to speak. What goes uncelebrated are words that have fallen out of use but should be very relevant today. One such word is...

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    • A Sharing Culture

      For years, the world has been plagued by a disease that has changed the lives of the rich and poor. Finally, a vaccine has been developed that prevents the disease from affecting any more lives. Just imagine how much that vaccine was worth to its creator. In the case...

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    • Generosity of Spirit

      Maggie Alston grew up in the foster care system. While never sexually abused, she was abused in every other way imaginable. In spite of letting her situation lead to a life of bitterness, she made a vow that she would make a difference in the lives of others. And she...

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    • Picture This

      George knew struggles at an early age. His father died when he was eight. One of his sisters died from polio when he was sixteen. George dropped out of school when he was fourteen in order to support his family George was able to get a job at a bank but never made...

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    • A Humanitarian Economy

      Howard Florey was born in Australia. His father owned a series of shoe repair shops. Howard was very bright and began pursuing a medical degree when he was 18. He was also a gifted athlete. When his father died when he was two years into college, the family found out...

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    • Never Giving Up

      Tom Moore joined the military at the beginning of World War II. His service was primarily in India and Myanmar. After the war, he began a business career. While Tom was a success in life, it wasn’t until he approached his 100th birthday that he became an...

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    • Service to Others

      Jack Geiger was born in NYC to parents who immigrated to America from Austria and Germany. Jack graduated from high school when he was 14. He was not old enough to go to college, so he got a job with the New York Times. Jack was a fan of jazz and spent most...

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    • How We Think About Abundance

      Ms. Grayson was reviewing an assignment she had given her students. They were to use vocabulary words in sentences. One of the words for this assignment was abundance. She had the normal sentences such as: She had energy in abundance. He had an abundance of...

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