They are very precious and have been handed down from relative to relative. She gave them to me. I still have them in a little box on my dresser so I can be reminded of her generosity. Perhaps some day I will find the right occasion to give them away. Behavioral scientists are now discovering principles of generosity that tribal peoples have known for thousands of years.
Altruism is inbom, and the rudiments of empathy are apparent even in a newborn.
Even if all the child can do is cry, it is still a form of generosity. If a preschooler falls down, another one wants to help him or her up. Last year, an entire town in our area was leveled by a tornado. We need to take advantage of the fact that generosity is a part of human nature by providing our youth with opportunities to be of value to some person or cause greater than themselves. Only as they contribute to otherswill they create their own proof of worthiness.