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Originally Posted by Gpsma
Im not telling anyone how to spend their money. Simply pointing out the less than generous nature of the "thrifty" people in TV. I choose to be fairly generous with regard to low paid people who provide me with good service.
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Many people are extremely thrifty. They clip coupons, shop for bargains, do not buy things they don't need, reuse what they have, are careful to not overspend, vote against issues that are superfluous, and take good care of what they own, with their main goal to see that they will be able to take care of their bills and not burden others. The Villages is full of such people. They moved here from New York, California and all of the states in between.
The Villages is also full of many of the same people who are kind and generous. They tutor at the local schools, volunteer at the kitchens that serve the hungry, and at the local hospitals, give to the many good charities that help the homeless in Ocala Forest and to their churches who do public outreach. Although we may not see them do it, I am sure that they help those in their family and in their knowledge who truly need a hand up.
I don't know what people give to servers, but I must note that we must have some of the most patient and hard working servers of long standing here in The Villages. We have talked to some who have worked here for more than twenty years, many because they could give their children the advantage of the charter schools. They must often suffer from some of the unkind and selfish people who come to eat where they work. Two of the places that we especially love the servers are Cane Garden and Bob Evans.
But to the point that many are generous and many are not. We just don't know what people give and how they give it. We don't know how they were brought up and what kind of mom's they had or what kind of personality they inherited. We don't know what shaped them and made them either selfish or compassionate and caring of others.
We don't know. But I do think their kindness is noted and will be rewarded. I like the Bible verse that Villager Joyce posted a couple of days ago, and although my face is not often seen in Holy places, my heart agrees with that verse. Maybe Joyce will post it again. It is Sunday and it is a very good verse.