Largesse
Largesse: Be generous in so far as your resources allow; largesse used in this way counters gluttony. It also makes the path of mercy easier to discern when a difficult decision of justice is required.
Wow, isn't that so much like tithing? Come to think of it, other than the blessings promised to those who bring their tithes, that extra 10% is what gets us in to trouble. We buy things that we shouldn't, we waste it and we do things that do not glorify God. When that money is given to God, or to His purpose, we are assured that the money was given purpose and was for the good of all. This makes us generous, disciplined and most of all blessed.
Generosity counters gluttony. How apt, if we get rid of binge money what do we binge with? And if we learn how not to have it all, we understand those who don't have it all.
Be generous as it is more blessed to give than to receive. That is God's way. That is the knight's way.
Wow, isn't that so much like tithing? Come to think of it, other than the blessings promised to those who bring their tithes, that extra 10% is what gets us in to trouble. We buy things that we shouldn't, we waste it and we do things that do not glorify God. When that money is given to God, or to His purpose, we are assured that the money was given purpose and was for the good of all. This makes us generous, disciplined and most of all blessed.
Generosity counters gluttony. How apt, if we get rid of binge money what do we binge with? And if we learn how not to have it all, we understand those who don't have it all.
Be generous as it is more blessed to give than to receive. That is God's way. That is the knight's way.
Labels: chivalry, generosity, gluttony, knight, knighthood, virtue
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