Fundraisers break down a person's life stages into two: the acquisitive stage and the give-back stage. Usually a person spends the majority of their life acquiring things: money, property, toys, big toys, fancy vacations, collections, friends of a certain caliber, etc. These things are then put together -- perhaps enjoyed, and then slowly--slowly-slowly they melt back into the general pool of things.
The "giving back" portion of a person's life comes about when a person takes stock of what they have, realizes that he/she doesn't need that much, and begins to distribute back the excess into society someway. This may be through charity, or spending, or simply giving things away.
For some greedy people the acquisitive age never ends and they control all their stuff -- trying to defy the adage that "you can't take it with you."
Balance, as in all things, is the answer to this choice every individual has. Giving back is not a weakness; holding onto some things is not sheer selfishness. A little of both or a lot of both is the required answer for a healthy life.
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