2007-05-03 09:24:34 · 3 answers · asked by d4d9er 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Interesting. I think they would be more likely to give it away because they did not work for it.
There is a story of a rich kid that was supposed to earn $100 and give it to his father to prove something. Instead of working for it he went to his mother and asked her for it and she gave him a $100 bill. He gave this to his father and the father threw it into the burning fireplace and told him to go work for it this time. The kid did the same thing, but took longer to give it to his dad. The dad burned it up again. Finally the kid really did the work. This time when the father threw it into the fireplace the kid jumped in after it.
2007-05-03 09:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what kind of behaviors are modeled by the person's parents. Suppose you were born into a rich family. If you saw a spirit of generosity practiced by your parents throughout your youth, then you would probably be a generous person, too.
On the other hand, if you were raised by selfish parents and suddenly you got rich (winning the lottery), you would probably just buy a lot of stuff for yourself.
I think generosity is something that is learned. I don't think it is an innate characteristic. You're not born generous.
2007-05-04 17:42:55 · answer #2 · answered by Charles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably wouldn't have it long enough to make that choice.
2007-05-03 10:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋