I have copied a post from another forum that made me think and I thought somebody else might benefit from it as well. To put it in context a forum member ran a competition to give away some equipment including paying transport costs to any cash strapped member. This post was put in to acknowledge the gesture.

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You should help too if you can afford (time, resources, money), the world as a cooperative space is much better than in competition. With competition, one alway end up taking someone elses space and war happens. Help each other and we can create great things in peace and harmony... well, 2006 is a year of change, let's make it a change for the better."
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I agree with this philosophy myself and I have seen a lot of generousity and peer support on the Ubeaut Forum as well.
Not getting all soft and muchy but it is good sometimes to step back and put a new perspective on things.