The principle of philanthropic generosity
is to share, to give to those who have nothing
themselves to give and that gift is best realized
when it is proffered anonymously. This then
represents the very height of magnanimity, a
hidden gift given where it is needed absent
recognition by the giftee, the apotheosis of
generosity, the delivery of aid unacknowledged
but by the obvious gap it fills, of comfort in the
assurance that someone cared. When such a
gift is given that demands of the gifter a true
sacrifice in diminishing their own situation in
life making the gift all that more precious, is
not its significance diminished when made
public knowledge, a boast of generosity and does
it not lose its status when the needy accepts such
a public offering while the gifter beams in pride?
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