07-04-2010, 12:53 AM
I suggest telling them that receiving is just as important as giving, because when you receive, you are allowing another person an opportunity to give.
Another idea is to tell them that they can pay it forward to someone else in need later on.
A friend once absolved me of a $4000 debt. A few years later, I absolved someone of a $400 debt. $400 to me was like the $4000 was to my other friend, so it felt to me like a beautiful balancing of karma. I'm certain my friend #2 probably absolved someone of a $40 debt, which to her was like $400 to me.
Another idea is to tell them that they can pay it forward to someone else in need later on.
A friend once absolved me of a $4000 debt. A few years later, I absolved someone of a $400 debt. $400 to me was like the $4000 was to my other friend, so it felt to me like a beautiful balancing of karma. I'm certain my friend #2 probably absolved someone of a $40 debt, which to her was like $400 to me.