Infectious generosity rolls over us
Marc W. Halpert
LinkedIn™ laureate; 1:1 coach, group trainer, author, speaker, strategic marketing consultant, over 14+ years. I help serious professionals tell WHY they do what they do, making them "amazing-er" than their competitors!
I have to share this. Please share with others. Be generous.
I am in the middle of reading a new book “Infectious Generosity” by Chris Anderson that I recommend highly. It encourages the nobility of being abundantly generous in all we do, as a currency, as a habit, even as a reaction to the challenges we unexpectantly face.
It carries many brilliant ideas for us all to emulate, but this story, that he tells on page 38, had a memorable effect on me (abridged from the text, marked by ellipses):
On the evening of February 5, 2022, a…carpenter…stood at a railroad crossing…and he…stopped to let a freight train pass. A young girl…got her foot stuck under the track and fell over. Amid cries of rising panic, he…saw her sprawled on the tracks, the train rapidly approaching.
He raced to the tracks. In a fraction of a second he saw it was too late to pull her clear of the oncoming train, so he dived onto the tracks and held her close to the ground, covering her head. Moments later the train roared over them, with carriage after carriage passing just inches above their heads. Both were able to get up and walk away…
He continued home–he did not even stop to ask the girl her name. When a video of his lifesaving heroism went viral, he replied modestly that he had simply acted on instinct.
The story is true, as reported in the news .
The moral is rich.
We certainly offer our insight and services for sale, and often we instinctively add complementary advice. We draw upon our experience generously, especially in LinkedIn posts and comments, in our words and written thoughts. We could share, opine, comment more often; I suggest you contribute every time we have something important or useful for others to know, feel, believe, act on.
I am not asking you to put your health or welfare at risk, but I suggest we all routinely offer a covering of warmth and protection to those who can use it, even if for a few moments. It’s what we do.
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You can too. Be infectiously generous.
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11moMarc W. Halpert you feel, believe, and act on a lot of things I agree with! Thank you!
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11moMarc W. Halpert - Thank you so much for the wonderful story. 👏 🙏 - loved it and made my weekend 😍 I might add: Generosity is a virtue. According to neuroscience your brain lights up neurotransmitters in your brain of kindness, health, wellness - so, to be generous helps not only others, and also you benefit as well . As to your story one quote came to my mind. Simone de Beauvoir said: "That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing." 😁 Be your weekend filled with happy snippets of living generously.
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11moFantastic message and share Marc W. Halpert , thank you!
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11moThe train story is such a superb example of helping others without concern for oneself Marc W. Halpert A life lesson for most people 💪💪 Roy Kowarski : Strategic Brand Marketing Expert and founder of Out There Branding, sharing #brandingtips and #marketingideas
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11moHow about a pandemic of authenticity or clarity as well? Are generosity and kindness so similar they're virtually the same thing or are there differences worth being aware of? Sadly, the word infectious doesn't have the most positive connotations. Most of us tend to avoid what's infectious, don't we? I've ordered the book from our local library, Marc.