Lending Money 3

In order for Malcolm to pay the expenses for his Hajj to Mecca he had to borrow the money from his sister Ella.  Ella was saving this money up for years to pay for her own Hajj to Mecca.  This was an extreme act of generosity.  Personally I was surprised when she did this because she spent so much time saving up money for this.  This reminded me when my friends mom, who has cancer, was very sick, and my mother made dinner for my family, but after hearing my friend complain about how he hasn't had a home cooked meal in a while, she gave him our dinner.  I distinctly remember that after slaving in the kitchen all day making her "world famous" sweet and sour meatballs with her unique organic rice, she easily gave it up to my friend and his family.  Although this act of kindness that my mother preformed wasn't nearly as dramatic as Ella's it was still important.  I can recall the thought racing through my mind when my mom drove to my friends house with the warm dinner wrapped in tin foil.  I simply did not understand why she would give away her hard work with that much ease.  A little, while after it occurred to me that by giving my friends family the dinner, she was making them much happier than it would have made my family.  She also felt that it was much more important for them to have it because my friends mom has suffered so much pain recently and this act of kindness would reflect my mom's generosity.  These same thought passed through my mind when Ella simply gave up her savings and gave it to Malcolm, her step-brother, so that he could complete the Hajj to Mecca instead of her.  Just as my mom felt, Ella thought that Malcolm would get much more out of the Hajj and that he could do more with the experience because he was already a prominent black Speaker and a Minister.  From these examples I have wanted to do something with things I have done.  I have not been given the opportunity to do anything like my mom or Malcolm but I know the experience will eventually occur and when it does I will empathize with those who have given up their hard work and labor in exchange for others happiness.