November 24, 2024- This evening, we Baha’is celebrated the life of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, as the day which He allowed as a day to honour the Covenant, or agreement, between Baha’u’llah and His followers, and by extension His life as the Center of that Covenant. He did not want an excess of attention on His life and accomplishments, other than what He was able to show us, as an example of how to live.
I splurged a bit on the refreshments for this event, always anticipating a crowd. When a smaller group shows, and there is a lot left over, there are plenty of avenues for sharing the excess, so in the end, it is money well spent. Coffee Klatsch and the Soup Kitchen are tomorrow, and most of the food left over will be shared at those events. The rest goes in the freezer, while I am in Texas for Thanksgiving and my birthday.
There are some things on which it never hurts to splurge. Refreshments for special events are often in that category. Help for the poor, as a friend in the Bicol region of the Philippines is offering now, in the wake of the Quad Typhoons, is another such path. Love for one’s children, which my friend, K, showers in spades, is up there. Love for people in general, and a certain person in particular, is at the top of the list.
Like the water in a tsunami, that which you give comes flooding back, though not in a damaging way.
A Sagittarian Seeker 
Thank you, for sharing your treates at the Monday SunGate Coffee. It was a wonderful surprise, enjoyed by all.
SueB
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It is always a pleasure to share with friends.
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Gary splurging for celebrations is the way we always did it… And having nothing go to waste is the best part!
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It got even better this morning, as I took the leftovers to a coffee klatsch, and saw most of them be gobbled up by grateful friends.
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That is wonderful!!
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Thank you, Val!
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When I recently had surgery and needed rides to and from the surgery and somebody to spend the night after surgery with me, a neighbor very generously took care of me. I sent her a “thank you” gift that was well priced, but not extravagant or overpriced. She thanked me by saying she wished I hadn’t done that, to which my reply was that it was a small gift to thank her for her effort and time. Yes, it was perhaps a splurge, but I tend to downplay discussion of my financial transactions when they are involved in gifts.
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I also downplay such transactions. We save enough to transfer to our loved ones, and share the rest of it.
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