Interesting comparison!. However, we as hindus belive "life" as sacred hence every living being, whether be a wandering cows on the streets. We had karna, one of the big philonthropist. I really like ur analogy of driving and boaridng the plane...that has something to do with "raj" system that we had since 1947. I recall standing in long que to pay electricity bill, get ration sugar, etc. etc. so, we tend to rush. I am sure, kids born in late 90s won't rush. Again, as you mentioned correctly, we tend to have mai, mera pariwar concept, hence, never give. One of CEO's of Top IT firm donated $5 mill to Yale school in US, as his kids are studying there. That donation would have been more beneficial to millions of rural schools in india. I can write long and long, but couldn't agree more with you. I leave with optimism that, the philonthropist Indian is broned here and he will be greatest philonthropist of all in 2050....