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True Christmas - The beauty of simple offering
I feel very fortunate to live where I do. Although it is London, which many consider cold and lonely and lacking 'community' despite the enormous numbers, I live in a beautiful Victorian block of flats/apartment block with some amazing people. This blog is about one of my neighbours, although it could be about many of them....
I went to deliver a card from an elderly neighbour to another neighbour in my block who also knows and helps her a great deal. When I got to this neighbour's door, there on the doormat was a bowl of sweets, a bowl of crisps/chips, a bowl of nuts and a glass of wine!
I am aware that this is something of a tradition in her 'culture', but I have never seen it among any other other members of this same culture, even having been quite closely involved with various people within it for many years. But this is a typical act of unforced and heartfelt generosity which I recognise flowing through her constantly.
Imagine what the impact would be of the simplicity of this beautiful act magnified by humanity - would anyone want for anything?
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