Post by lavender1 on May 29, 2010 10:52:47 GMT -5
wikipedia informs me that the term 'indian giver' is widely used across north america and australia.
seems it has to do with different cultures having a different understanding of "altruism" and "charity".
seems also that both altruism and charity as concepts of hand-downs, alms giving, virtues of poverty and sacrifice, etc. were not existing nor necessary in humankind's ancestral cultures as then people would simply complement each other in the best ways they were capable of.
there must have been a time when living and being was not subject to acquisition and possession of things material, yet working for the greater good of communities would be a meaningful and enjoyable pursuit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_giver
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism
aha. where was i when talk ceased altogether, and only information was given, very controlled of course...?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch
for the record: caregivers and -takers know where and when to find each other, without fail!
seems it has to do with different cultures having a different understanding of "altruism" and "charity".
seems also that both altruism and charity as concepts of hand-downs, alms giving, virtues of poverty and sacrifice, etc. were not existing nor necessary in humankind's ancestral cultures as then people would simply complement each other in the best ways they were capable of.
there must have been a time when living and being was not subject to acquisition and possession of things material, yet working for the greater good of communities would be a meaningful and enjoyable pursuit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_giver
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism
aha. where was i when talk ceased altogether, and only information was given, very controlled of course...?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as_a_free_lunch
for the record: caregivers and -takers know where and when to find each other, without fail!