Quote Originally Posted by rora View Post
That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years.
This touched me deep down. There are so many people who donate to charity, when it's got nothing to do with helping but to allieviate a guilt trip. I know people working with organised charity. It's just people lining their own pockets which everybody would realise if they spent a minute thinking about it. But they chose to ignore it to feel a little bit better. Even Red Cross sucks if you study the numbers, and that's one of the better ones.

Anyway. It was a very inspiring post and I'll do my best to find something here in Sweden to match it. This was the most Christmasy thing I've read in years. Thanks for the inspiration.