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Sharing

Submitted by pamphyila on December 18, 2007 - 16:26.

Didn't Ben Franklin say that the best way to make a friend is to borrow a book from him?

We need to maintain these vital ties - of giving someone a ride, sharing a lawn mower or snowblower - so we have a sense that we are in this together.

The other downside of not sharing is that people think anything is a communal area is up for grabs. The gardeners at my apartment complex are always digging up plants I put there - or suddenly the lawn chairs and little tables disappear! I out fox them by only putting recycled stuff out there, so I am not too attached to it! (& my husband didn't understand why I hauled the used plastic chairs home!) You find that a lot when dealing with people who think you are "rich" in comparison to them. That mentality makes it easy to steal....

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