The original inspiration? And the end to this blog

Karna gives it away

I was re-reading part of the story of Karna, a central and complicated character in the Mahabharata. He was born of Surya, the sun god, with a protective armor and earrings. His rival half-brother’s divine father takes human form to ask for the protective items. Karna understands what’s happening, and gives them anyway.

Giving a kidney didn’t (and wasn’t likely to) result in my death. Nonetheless, I was nearly at tears as I revisited Karna’s story, and found so much inspiration in his act of generosity. Perhaps reading this years ago was the original inspiration for my kidney donation.

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