I think most people would, or I hope they would. I didn’t really even think about it, and then later when I realized that was all I had, I thought “so what, I helped someone who needed it more”.

I guess one way to start the “cloning program” is for us to lead by example – others will pick up the torch.

@Brett: I love that giving can be as simple as holding a door open, smiling at someone or offering up a seat.

Your experience with the guy who lost his sight brings it home how lucky most of us are, and I’d love to think that most people would spend their lunch money on a donation if they were in the same situation. Sadly, that’s not the case. We need to clone you Brett.

Probably most of us are quite lucky and don’t know how lucky we are.

Today I didn’t eat lunch, because I didn’t have any money on me. Well, I did when I left home, but someone was coming around at work asking for donations for one of the workers at my company. He had just lost his sight last week (it had been degenerating for some time) and I know him personally, so I reached into my pocket and grabbed what I had. Turned out I didn’t have any more money later on for lunch, and there’s no bank machines where I work.

You know what, it didn’t matter. I guess I could have borrowed some from someone else but I thought, “not today”. My turn to give again, because someday I might need help.

Fear can be conquered. We hold ourselves back with the silliest insecurities. It can be changed.