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Humanity's Generous Nature...
...succulent pieces of chicken mingled with spinach, garlic, and various spices. The Baigan Bharta—a mashed concoction of baked eggplant, sautéed onions, and fresh coriander—was decent, though not quite as flavorful as the other dishes. We enjoyed our dishes with a generous portion of lovely long-grained rice, and a steaming order of Aloo Naan. The bread was absolutely heavenly, bursting with flavor and stuffed with potatoes and peas; we practically burned our fingers and tongues as we crammed it into our mouths...
...style; of heart failure; in New York City. He practiced obsessively. "I have begged him not to play so much," manager Sol Hurok told the New York Times in 1959. "I tell him, 'The less you play, the longer you will play.' It does no good." Stern was a generous teacher who mentored and encouraged cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Emanuel Ax (see Eulogy, below...
...getting to the needy. Toting two cameras, Gray snaps pictures of aid recipients sitting in their new wheelchair or clutching their new Reeboks and sends them to the benefactors, sometimes from a laptop. "Nothing grabs givers like photos, receipts and other hard documentation," he explains. "Givers tend to remain generous when they really know their gifts are being received by the poor." That assurance has helped him build a stable of more than 100 steady contributors, including National Spirit Group, a Dallas custom-apparel maker that keeps him stocked with T shirts, hats and warm-up suits. The Mormon Church...
Dozens of volunteers, including farmers, real estate agents and computer execs, join him on missions at their own expense. "My motive is selfish; I feel so good doing this," explains Paula Moran, an airline passenger-services agent in Boston. "I meet the most generous people up here and the most grateful ones down there...