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Happy Belated Birthday - Giving Is Receiving
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Mr OWO: Sorry for being late but heard it was your birthday last Friday and a big one too. Happy Belated Birthday wishes anyway. May your heart's desire come true. So how old are you? Jules: Yes, I turned 5 minus the zero. But it is no big deal though my kids thought it was. I always believed that only the young or very old celebrate birthdays. The young can't wait to get another year older, so that they can get their driver's licence I bet while the old managed to live through another year! Mr OWO: So anything special you did? Jules: Birthdays always seem to focus on the birthday person receiving gifts. I thought why not instead I turn it into a day of giving. I started with doing some housework like sweeping and mopping the floor so that the lady of the house didn't have to do that for the day. Next I brought some cookies with me to visit the old folks home where I sometimes bring my children to play music to entertain the residents. The people there are pretty lonely. You know, you don't have to know anyone there to visit such a place. The old residents will talk to any stranger. I then ended the evening buying dinner for some relatives. Mr OWO: That was a great way on how you spent your birthday. Yes I remember you getting your kids on each of their birthdays to do something charitable. Good practice of giving on a day when you should be receiving. You might have forgotten this as I have mentioned before: Giving is receiving. By giving you are actually gaining in being more generous, thoughtful and considerate. Jules: Yes, I forgot that. When the old folk named Paul whom I met thanked me for the cookies, I just said the pleasure was all mine. I should have thanked him in return for that and the opportunity to improve myself.Posted 6 months ago #
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