But I am not referring to the tasty seasoning you add to food. MSG is a motto we live by.
Generosity is the simple act of giving.
From a scientific standpoint. This act of giving releases happiness chemicals dopamine and oxytocin. Studies have shown that generous people are physically healthier, have greater empathy, suffer lower rates of depression and live longer. It improves your short term happininess and longterm wellbeing.
The amazing thing about being generous is, it doesn’t matter how much or little you have. It is within everyone’s grasp.
I was born and brought up in an average income, immigrant family. My parents provided us with what we needed. Nothing luxurious. I would often wish for what my school friends had. They always had the nicest stuff. New Air Jordans, Kawahara BMX bikes, a Swatch watches. Stuff my parents would never buy for us. They were focused on providing the basics for their 5 kids. As I started to earn money through various part time jobs, I felt like I needed to spend money on myself because I deserved it. Money made me more independent, self sufficient, but also makes us less giving.
As you are reading this from your desktop or smartphone and thinking of the next NFT you are going to invest in… like you, I’m also yearning.
“I wish I had MORE; more followers, more NFTs, more money. More like Gary Vee!”
We feel like we deserve it, that we deserve more.
But you could have easily been born to one of the 900 million people on this earth that don’t even have access to clean water. Why were you born with this gift, a gift you didn’t earn or deserve? A gift you can never repay.
But… you can pay it forward. You can be generous; With your time, your service, your money and even your NFTs!
There are different levels of generosity. They are all good regardless of the level. I’ve condensed and summarized them into 3 levels:
Core: Where the recipient knows the donor’s identity, and the donor knows the recipient’s.
Rare: When the donor knows the recipient’s identity, but the recipient does not.
Holo: When neither the recipient nor the donor know each other’s identity.
Generosity makes you feel good about yourself, and that’s ok. You don’t have to be guilty that you are recognized for your kindness. This is far better than not being generous at all.
Giving doesn’t make you rich, it makes your life richer.
With all the shit happening with Covid and war… there is still hope for us humans because; Generosity has a ripple effect. Which means, your act of generosity today will cause that person to act with kindness. Which will in turn inspire another person.. and so on. Scientist call this social contagion. It’s a movement you can set in motion today!
Our humble project, VeeFiends, is build on #Generosity. We are not a non-profit. We need funds to operate. We all work full time jobs. But we believe in MSG. It’s the tasty seasoning that will make our project successful! Consider giving a VeeFiends to a friend that wants to get to VeeCon but doesn’t have the means.
VeeFiends can be minted on VeeFiends.xyz for 0.05 ETH.
See who built this project in this medium post.
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