“Morality is a deception practiced upon the simple by the clever.”
Yang Chu a Chinese philosopher about the time of Confucius.
Photo is two Inukshuk I built in the South Fork of the Merced River on July 19, 2020.
Quirky thoughts from an old man.
“Morality is a deception practiced upon the simple by the clever.”
Yang Chu a Chinese philosopher about the time of Confucius.
Photo is two Inukshuk I built in the South Fork of the Merced River on July 19, 2020.
For Hanukkah, Lillian found and gave me a perfect new bucket for the pond.
One of Maimonides, the medieval Jewish scholar, most famous ideas was his Eight Levels of Giving. They are still very germane today. According to the list the highest level is giving a loan to a person in need and the lowest is “giving unwillingly.” I’ve reprinted the entire list below.
Rebecca remembered that I wanted a new computer game and got me hooked happily on WarLight.
I was reminded of Maimonides classification system during this years Hanukkah gift giving extravaganza. A gift has to fill needs of both the giver and the receiver. Many don’t. Some gifts are bought on demand, some are given as a duty and some are perfect, filling a need the recipient didn’t know they had. I decided to write a list of the Eight Levels of Gift Giving. Originally I had seven levels but Fred R suggested that a list that refers to Hanukkah should have eight. The first level is most preferable but most gifts are appreciated:
I loved these kitchen utensils when we saw them in Israel. Nurit found them and bought me the set.
I was lucky enough to get three gifts from the first level this year. All of which are used to illustrate the article.