Saturday, 22 December 2007

  • Philanthropy

    Hello all,

    I’m back to the blogging world again. The AMA mission board wasn’t sure if this thing called blogging or xanga was something that was safe or not and asked us to refrain until further notice. They discussed it over the last year and in the last meeting they decided that it is okay. Praise the Lord.

    The year is very nearly to over and it seems as if it has not been that long. My last post was in March and a lot of stuff has happened since then. In August, I was privileged to visit home for a period of three weeks in August and a month after my return here, my sister Karleen came to visit for four weeks, and the next big event on the calendar is my return home in March with plans to stay put for a while. My location of living has been quite fluid since the year of 2002 with stints in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arkansas, and of course Kenya with returns home to Ohio sprinkled throughout so I am ready to settle down and make some money very soon here. I am planning to work for my dad in his business (www.kuhnsmfg.com).

    Money is the Key to Happiness. Did you know that? Everything that I would like to do hinges on the on one key factor. Having Money. So someone should just give me some. And while they are at it, they should just give me a lot of it because there is all kinds of stuff to do with it. I would like to be a philanthropist. Philanthropists travel around the world making people happy by giving them time and money. Mother Teresa and Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie are all notable philanthropists. It is probably the only resemblance between Mother Teresa and Angelina Jolie besides the fact that they are both women.

    Oh wait, I am a philanthropist. As a volunteer here in Kenya I give both time and money to the Kenyans. Does it make them happy? Yes it does! For about five minutes and then they are back asking for more. So scrap the idea. No one give me any money, please.

    Do you want to be happy? Give something to someone. I think giving something to a grateful recipient is a happier thing to do than receiving a gift.

    Have a Happy Merry Christmas!

Comments (6)

  • fingerprinted85
    glad you Kenyans may blog! maybe Hoseas will start a site now...
  • melnik99
    Yes....and I hear that you will be taking over my job.  No amount of proof of how reliable and indispensable I am will get your dad to change his mind, either!  :P  It took them a whole year to decide?  Wow....well, at least you get to do it now.
  • penrodjashber
    Hmm. So Money is the Key to Happiness. I didn't realize it.  Are you firmly convinced of that?  I'm not so sure, but reading in context I can see your point. You are correct in giving is the greatest joy.  Perhaps that is why teaching is so much fun.   There you are constantly giving.   I hope your re-entry goes well.  
  • everwonderer
    Be great to have you back. You might go into a depression after you really start making money and all that. I'd take it pretty easy at first.:)
  • Just1BeachNut

    I laughed outright (at a very high volume) when I came to the part about Mother Theresa and Angelina Jolie. 

    Good post, and welcome back to the blogging world!

  • MartyStoltzfus

    Hey, I believe the Kenyans are truly wearing off on you!!!

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