love is being generous

Many times, the most insightful of things come to me when I am doing something mundane. This is probably because it is in those moments that my mind is quiet so I get to think. So tonight, it didn't come as a surprise when wonderful thoughts flowed through as I was doing my laundry.

When we have someone we truly care about and they share something that bothers them, it affects us. It affects us in a manner that calls for us to act so that in our own way, we can make things even just a little bit better for that someone we care for. 

To love is to be generous. 

How lucky we are if we have family or friends or even just someone who cares for us in a way that enables them to be genuinely generous with us. How lucky we are if we have someone who, even though we may not be aware, carries our burdens with us. How lucky we are...