Hospitality. Have you ever looked up the definition? It is rooted in being hospitable. The definition includes being readily receptive or open and offering a pleasant or sustaining environment. It also uses the terms of cordial reception of guests. You might wonder why I want to link this to economics. I find that I think about economics in terms of sharing and hospitality is about welcoming someone or something into what I might consider my space, and sharing that space. It is not about giving up, but about making the most of what is present. I have often discovered that when I share something with others, then I always seem to have enough. I believe in the "100 fold" of scripture. Give away what you have and it will be returned a 100 fold. I have experienced this in terms of giving half of what I might have to another, and later finding something comes back to me in ways I had not imagined. I do not think the 100-fold is about equality but equity and quality.
What does hospitality mean for you? It is a choice, a challenge, a habit? Sometimes for me it is all of these.
