Tag Archives: generosity

Ode to Joy

Congo’s Orchestra Ode to Joy Watching this on 60 minutes tonight my jaw dropped.  Armand, a commercial pilot whose airline went bust, started an orchestra without knowing how to read or play and instrument.  He then taught others in Kinshasha to play the violin, cello, sing, and every other instrument to fill a symphony.  This [...]

Karma Kitchen: Generosity and Empathy in Action

  Sometimes something feels so unrealistic we won’t even start it. Karma Kitchen has been doing something, seemingly unrealistic, since 2007 and it keeps thriving.  It’s a volunteer restaurant that is only open on Sundays.  You pay what you want, paying forward, not for your own meal.  Some one else has paid for your meal, [...]