An offering is a different kind of giving. The difference is easy to miss, because from the outside an offering and an exchange can look identical. In both, something passes from one person toward another. What separates them is the point at which each one is finished.

Residents and patients often share their aggravations with each other. It is inevitable with our current way of handling assistive care at many levels. The patient is a commodity and provides funds for a corporation. But the corporation doesn’t realize that humans need engagement at all times.