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A Daily De Mello Short - Great People Just Give

by Anthony De Mello Legacy

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A De Mello Short is a small audio clip from Anthony De Mello at one of his live workshops that brings awareness and clarity to life's deep questions. Listen as Anthony breaks down giving just to give, and that great people do it to be great, not for your thanks.

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Transcript

There's this guy who invented fire.

And as soon as he invented the art of making fire,

He goes up to the north where you have these hill tribes shivering in the cold and he begins to teach them the art.

And he shows them the value of being able to be warm in the winter,

Cooking their food,

It would help with their buildings.

And they learned enthusiastically.

They had hardly learned it when he went somewhere else,

He didn't even give them time to thank him because he was a great man.

And you know,

Great people,

They're not bothered about being remembered,

They're not bothered about being thanked.

They want your good.

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Anthony De Mello LegacySan Francisco, CA, USA

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Recent Reviews

kathleen

February 21, 2026

Great point. Thank you.

Ellen

February 10, 2026

Short Sweet Inspiring Thank You Ellen Carmel CA

Anne

August 14, 2025

Just what I was thinking about having just finished an abundance meditation where I agree that I have abundance and I want to give it to others who want it and who would them very well as I did to give to the next person should they eventually want to share from their abundance. I don’t need pats on my back for doing it but I don’t want my beautiful things thrown away either which I have seen too often. Which made me reluctant to share with others but I get back to my abundance and I have too much abundance that needs to be shared for them to be of use to others. Blessings to all. Warmly, Anne

Rebekah

April 12, 2025

Short. Profound and thoughtful.

Trish

March 28, 2025

Namaste

Margie

October 23, 2023

Great!

Rose

June 28, 2023

Lovely!

Lucy

August 2, 2022

Thanks l loved it . From : Ruby

Cora

July 23, 2022

Always beautiful 🙇‍♂️🧘‍♀️🍂

Alain

July 22, 2022

Thank you from Brussels for thèse good examples

Alice

July 19, 2022

A beautiful story and a beautiful message- thank you 💛🙏💛

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