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[valarltd]

Almost 2. I've been up for hours and am still not dressed or motivated. I have, however, written a fair bit.

I'm sick. My nose is stuffy and my ears are popping with eharing varying between dull and leaden and hyperacute.

I'm not sure which frightens me more: that I set out to make an afghan or that I'm up to about 30 motifs and haven't repeated colors yet. Turning out very pretty. I'm doing it while waiting for the vid program to open, close, load my projects and get over being crashy.


Yesterday, the question arose "Must Charity Be Selfless?"
My answer is "Define selfless."

By making afghans, i get the pleasure of working with yarn, playing with new patterns. When i give them away, I get the pleasure of knowing they are going to someone who needs them. I may not know who is getting them, but I know someone is.
Also, I get the pride of showing them off on my website, as well as a feeling of accomplishment.

I was told this disqualifies the things I make for Project Linus as being true charity.
My answer: Who asked you?

Comments

Lewis Carroll on charity

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

I was told this disqualifies the things I make for Project Linus as being true charity.
My answer: Who asked you?

From Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (http://www.bootlegbooks.com/fiction/Caroll/CompleteWorks/p6-ch3.html):`Well, if I am really not boring you. Let us suppose our Charity-Bazaar to have been organized to aid the funds of some Hospital: and that A, B, C give their services in making articles to sell, and in acting as salesmen, while X, Y, Z buy the articles, and the money so paid goes to the Hospital.

`There are two distinct species of such Bazaars: one, where the payment exacted is merely the market-value of the goods supplied, that is, exactly what you would have to pay at a shop: the other, where fancy-prices are asked. We must take these separately.

`First, the "market-value" case. Here A, B, C are exactly in the same position as ordinary shopkeepers; the only difference being that they give the proceeds to the Hospital. Practically, they are giving their skilled labour for the benefit of the Hospital. This seems to me to be genuine charity. And I don't see how they could use it better. But X, Y, Z are exactly in the same position as any ordinary purchasers of goods. To talk of "charity" in connection with their share of the business, is sheer nonsense. Yet they are very likely to do so." emphasis mine

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Sounds like charity to me, and a lovely kind.

Another good thing about this scheme: you get to make afghans galore, but your home does not fill up with them. :-)

Re: Lewis Carroll on charity

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Since I'm not even selling, just donating them, I guess they qualify

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

As my sister says "My afghans own afghans."

I like Project Linus a lot and try to donate about 3-5 blankies a year.

Re: Lewis Carroll on charity

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

Quite. There's no rule that says that if you enjoy your charity it's not charity.