“It made Daniel think. The people who had the least were the most willing to share. He outlined a dictum that he would believe the rest of his life: the more people have, the less the give. Similarly, generous cultures… — Mark Sundeen Copy Share Image
“Ever since he'd given up money, certain people had called him a freeloader, a parasite. (As one comment-thread malapropist put it: "Do you Believe you are smooching off others?") They demanded to know what he was giving back. To which Suelo asked, Who says you need to give something back? What does a raven give? What does a barnacle give,… — Mark Sundeen Copy Share
“This is why governments all over the world love missionaries—they civilize people and get them into the money system,” Suelo observes now, but at the time he was flabbergasted. What of Jesus’s teaching his followers to give up possessions? “And suddenly it dawned on me: if you were going to call something Antichrist, this would be it. The people who… — Mark Sundeen Copy Share
“It made Daniel think. The people who had the least were the most willing to share. He outlined a dictum that he would believe… — Mark Sundeen Copy Share Image
The person with the least worry over the compromises he must make is, of course, the person who doesn't compromise. — Mark Sundeen Copy Share Image
