tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813083514279997327.post6536910705712100624..comments2023-08-06T20:36:58.396+10:00Comments on Simple Beauty: Quinoa, again? But I want hot chips! Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703184796850969105noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813083514279997327.post-1594190321443033412013-06-05T09:57:37.990+10:002013-06-05T09:57:37.990+10:00A few things. First, I'm listening to "Th...A few things. First, I'm listening to "The Storyteller," and I'm reminded of the appalling descriptions of what they were barely fed in the camps. <br /><br />Second, Maimonides teaches that there are eight levels of giving. The lowest is to give with a bad attitude, but that is still giving, and IT IS STILL IMPORTANT.<br /><br />Third, kudos for even considering this and doing something about it.<br /><br />Fourth, we could make quite a difference if everyone would give just a little bit, but the real problem with starvation has more to do with economically stifling dictatorships and leftist systems of government than with prosperity in the west. Despite the lies about capitalism, it is a system in which everyone can prosper. It is not a zero-sum game. One person's wealth does not produce another person's poverty. Sabba and Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406970517571825905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813083514279997327.post-81774094319966999082013-06-05T07:16:12.918+10:002013-06-05T07:16:12.918+10:00ha ha! probably not ... but i think persistence wi...ha ha! probably not ... but i think persistence will. :)Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007899936408265596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813083514279997327.post-86044037201100505172013-06-05T07:14:00.946+10:002013-06-05T07:14:00.946+10:00Will a pat on the back help? Will a pat on the back help? Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698496491831245208noreply@blogger.com