Fragment -- #75
[October 1998 journal entry]
Either (1) generosity is a core character trait resulting in the impulse to be generous or (2) one does the minimal to ease the conscience in order to get on with what one really sees/values. The former requires a certain calculation re dealing with limits. The latter leads to a certain calculation in terms of surrendering as little as possible or giving in ways that bring self-reward or . . . .
[October 1998 journal entry]
Either (1) generosity is a core character trait resulting in the impulse to be generous or (2) one does the minimal to ease the conscience in order to get on with what one really sees/values. The former requires a certain calculation re dealing with limits. The latter leads to a certain calculation in terms of surrendering as little as possible or giving in ways that bring self-reward or . . . .
