What Debts Do You Owe Society?

info.dooasia.com

Homepage | Add to Favorites

Related Links

Informative Articles

How To Get Your Your Money And Debt Under Control
REPRINT GUIDELINES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= You are free to publish the following article in its entirety in your eZine or on your website. Our only condition is that you MUST keep the information about...

Retire Debt FREE!
Retirement. We dream about it, whether it is five years or 15 years away. We fantasize about the day when we march into the boss's office and declare that we are retiring in one month and plan to take off to Bora Bora to unwind from decades of...

See How Easily You Can Restructure Your Debts...
If You Know How Managing money and paying creditors on time is difficult for most people. There's temptation every where we look. In most cases, it is unexpected expenses or events that impair our budget. Such as: Illness, followed by doctor...

UK Debt Consolidation – Helps you Forget Debts Like a Last Night’s Dream.
Debt consolidation is the name given to a very popular process of debt settlement in the UK. Debtors didn’t have lesser choices before the conception of debt consolidation techniques, for settling their debt load. Debt consolidation however...

What Are The Benefits and Consequences Of Getting Rid Of Debt The Easy Way
We have all experienced getting so far in debt we don’t know how we’re going to get out. There are many different options that you have for quick relief with benefits and consequences. You can look at the overview and see which option is the...

What Debts Do You Owe Society?

This is a time of year when many people take stock of all that they are grateful for -- or at least when we should do so. But this should also be a time when we take stock of all those people who contributed to those gifts -- especially the intangible ones. Those gifts such as our self-esteem or confidence, our love of sports or music, and our spine. What person or group do you owe the greatest debt? Was there a special person or group that really helped you become the person you are today?

Was there someone who helped you believe in yourself and your ability? Was there someone who taught you to appreciate life in a new way? Was there just someone who was there so you could count on them no matter what?

Most of us have been fortunate to have not just one person but a whole team of teachers, coaches, and mentors who helped us grow and reach our potential. We should remember to thank those people again and again as we live the lives they helped us shape. Even more important we need to repay that debt -- not to those individuals but to society. How is your debt? Have you paid it yet or are you still pretending it doesn't exist?

We often hear the expression as it relates to criminals. It is sometimes used as a euphemism for incarceration. The truth is though that we all owe a debt to society. Not because we have done some harm to the community but instead because we have benefited from someone else doing good.

I am a Presbyterian and our expression of the Lord's Prayer includes the phrase "And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors". Obviously no matter how good we are and how exemplary our lives we can never repay our debt to God or his son so that part of the meaning is rather clear. I also think this means that we should do good for goodness sake rather than any potential benefit we may reap from the act.

I also think there is another level of meaning and this comes back to the central idea of our debt to society. I think when it comes down to acts of kindness there cannot be a

one-to-one relationship. Obviously in many cases when a person is in need of help they may never be in a position to return that help in kind. But it isn't really what we want or need when we offer help or kindness in any case.

Whenever I do something charitable, helpful, or kind, I tend to view the act as contributing to a vast fund of kindness. Many times in my life I have profited from this fund and very likely I will continue to profit from it.

One of the reasons I like this concept is that I do think of it as a sort of fund or bank. The value grows exponentially rather than incrementally just as money would do if similarly invested. We should all be grateful for this because the truth is that we usually don't pay our debt to society.

Most of us will write the occasional check, buy a ticket for some raffle, and/or spend a few hours working here and there on some pet project. There are a few who will go much further than this and spend a large portion of their time, energy, and/or money for the greater good but they are far too few.

Often whenever we face pressure on our time or finances then it is our philanthropic activities that are the first to be sacrificed. I have been all too guilty of this myself. I wonder what would happen if we reversed this and instead put helping others first rather than last?

My challenge to you this week is simply to find a way to add to our goodness fund. Borrow from the concept of "Pay It Forward". When someone offers you a helping hand then be sure to pass the favor along at the first opportunity. Don't pick and choose. Don't balance your checkbook first. Don't take the easy path. Do what is right. You will know it when you see it.

About the author:

Deanna Mascle is an inspirational freelance writer. You can find more inspiration at Inspiration by Dawggone and her inspirational ezines Words of Inspiration Online and Daily Quote Online.

Advertisements Promising Debt Relief May Be Offering Bankruptcy

Cautions consumers about ads in newspaper, magazine and telephone directories that offer quick fixes for debt problems.

www.ftc.gov

Welcome to Debt Relief International

Welcome to the web site of Debt Relief International.

www.dri.org.uk

Debt relief steps, your free guide to debt help.

Articles on debt relief, and credit management and repair.

www.debtsteps.com

Factsheet - Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries ...

The HIPC Initiative is a comprehensive approach to debt reduction for heavily indebted poor countries pursuing IMF- and World Bank-supported adjustment and ...

www.imf.org

Special report: debt relief | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

February 6: A year ago the Guardian set out to track the west's promises of action for Africa on aid, trade, health and debt relief. As G8 finance ministers ...

www.guardian.co.uk

Debt Relief Options - Findlaw for the Public -

Welcome to Debt Relief Options. This section contains information about the ... To begin, select one of the Debt Relief Options topics from the list below ...

bankruptcy.findlaw.com

William Brewer

The Brewer Law Firm. William E. Brewer, Jr., Attorney at Law Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist. 619 N. Person Street Raleigh, NC 27604 ...

www.debtrelief.com

Debt Relief - InCharge Debt Solutions

There are many ways to get out of debt, for good, and it may be easier than you think. The first step is knowing your options, the second step is taking ...

www.incharge.org

Economic Policy and Debt

May 2006, IMF And World Bank Support Cameroon’s Completion Point Under The Enhanced HIPC Initiative And The IMF Immediately Grants 100 Percent Debt Relief ...

www.worldbank.org

Economic Policy and Debt - The Enhanced HIPC Initiative

The Initiative’s debt-burden thresholds were adjusted downward, which enabled a broader group of countries to qualify for larger volumes of debt relief. ...

www.worldbank.org

Debt relief - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Debt relief is the partial or total forgiveness of debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth, owed by individuals, corporations, or nations. ...

en.wikipedia.org

Debt Analyzer, Debt Reduction Software, Home Page

Debt Elimination at its best! Potential savings of hundreds or thousands of dollars! Build debt reduction, timed elimination or consolidation schedules.

www.debtanalyzer.com

Superior Debt Relief

We help you get rid of credit card debt much faster than you may believe possible with credit card debt settlement and negotiation tactics, providing debt ...

www.superiordebtrelief.com

Debt Relief - Social and Economic Policy - Global Policy Forum

Aid Inflows, Debt Relief Yet to Translate into Reduced Poverty (March 20, 2006) ... Fearing that the IMF could tie debt relief to economic benchmarks, ...

www.globalpolicy.org

Debt Relief - Global Policy Forum - Social and Economic Policy

Debt Relief - Global Policy Forum - Social and Economic Policy. The Debt Relief Page Has Been Moved to: ...

www.globalpolicy.org

BBC NEWS | Business | Q&A: African debt relief

BBC News looks at the progress of international debt reduction efforts, and the sticking points which continue to hamper the process.

news.bbc.co.uk

Debt Relief Australia - Start Reducing Debt Today!

Debt Relief offers Australians in debt assistance with finding the most appropriate debt relief solution.

www.debtrelief.com.au

Debt Consolidation Australia, Debt Relief & Bankruptcy Information

Specialising in debt agreements, mortgage refinancing and bankruptcy. Company profile, calculators, solutions, media releases, testimonials and existing ...