“Wastefulness vs. Greed Generosity is the middle ground between wastefulness and greed: • Wasteful people give too much and take too little. • Greedy people take too much and give too little.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 64

“A truly generous person: • Gives to the right people, in the right amount, at the right time. • Gives happily, not with regret. • Doesn’t just give everything away carelessly. • Doesn’t take money from bad sources. A generous person handles their money well. This way, they can keep helping others. They do not hoard wealth out of fear, nor do they recklessly give everything away. Instead, they earn fairly so they always have the means to give. Generosity isn’t about giving huge amounts—it’s about giving based on what you have. Someone with little money who still gives is more generous than a rich person who gives a lot but barely notices the loss. Because generous people prefer giving over saving, they often don’t become very rich. Some people think it's unfair that those who deserve wealth the most often get the least. This happens because they don't focus on keeping money. Still, generosity requires balance. Giving too much or to the wrong people is wasteful. A generous person spends wisely so they can help those who truly need it.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 62-64

“Yes—pleasure can cause pain! A self-indulgent person suffers when they don’t get their cravings. A temperate person: • Avoids bad pleasures. • Enjoys good pleasures in the right amount. • Doesn’t feel pain when they don’t get unnecessary pleasures. A temperate person enjoys only what is healthy and right, without going too far.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 60

“So temperance is about controlling bodily pleasures, but not all of them. • Enjoying beautiful sights (like paintings or colors) isn’t seen as self-indulgent. • Enjoying pleasant scents, such as flowers or incense, isn’t the same. It only counts if it’s linked to cravings. For example, you might love the smell of food because it makes you hungry.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 58

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Gospel reading for today: “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount. But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.’ “ -Luke 6:27-38

“A truly good and happy person actually values life more than others, so losing it is even more painful for them. But they still choose to fight for what is right, even if it costs them everything. Interestingly, the best soldiers aren’t always the bravest. Some people risk their lives because they have nothing to lose. A truly brave person understands the value of life but still chooses to act with honor.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 57

“True courage is about thinking wisely and acting for a good cause, not just reacting with emotion. True courage means facing danger even when the odds are against you, not just when you expect to win. True courage is knowing the danger but facing it anyway.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 55-57

“True courage comes from choice, not fear.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 55

“Who Deserves Blame? We don’t blame people for things they can’t control, like being born blind. But if someone ruins their health through laziness, we hold them responsible. The same rule applies to character. If someone is born into a bad situation, they aren’t to blame. But if they keep making bad choices and refuse to change, they are responsible for who they become. Some might say, ‘People don’t choose what looks good to them.’ But a person who always does the wrong thing has trained themselves to want the wrong things. A good person learns to see what is truly good. Since we can choose to be good, we can also choose to be bad. Both are in our power.” -The Nichomachean Ethics - For Everyone, Aristotle, Kindle Edition, pg. 53