http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/04/29/the-gratitude-economy/ Anderson + Koo = Anderkoo Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:05:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/04/29/the-gratitude-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-20739 Gene Koo Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:47:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/04/29/the-gratitude-economy/#comment-20739 Eunice, absolutely! Although I don't think that people should purposefully be foolish about caring for themselves, either. You and I both have retirement accounts, and it would be irresponsible to us and our families not to. But it's so easy for many of us take the idea of safety too far; pretty soon, acquisition for the sake of security becomes acquisition for the sake of comfort... and luxury... and so on... Eunice, absolutely! Although I don’t think that people should purposefully be foolish about caring for themselves, either. You and I both have retirement accounts, and it would be irresponsible to us and our families not to. But it’s so easy for many of us take the idea of safety too far; pretty soon, acquisition for the sake of security becomes acquisition for the sake of comfort… and luxury… and so on…

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/04/29/the-gratitude-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-20690 Eunice Anderson Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:28:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/anderkoo/2008/04/29/the-gratitude-economy/#comment-20690 A very good idea. You express the reasons very well. I also think of this passage when considering storing up riches - 26(C) Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.(D) Are you not of more value than they? 27And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his(E) span of life?[a] A very good idea. You express the reasons very well. I also think of this passage when considering storing up riches -
26(C) Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.(D) Are you not of more value than they? 27And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his(E) span of life?[a]

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