Enduring Images, Inspiring words

As we march closer to the Joy of Giving Week, we take a detour for some inspiration, from words and images. As an Indian living in the movie capital Mumbai, how can one not be inspired by movies!
Movies are not just magic, but also teach us life's little lessons in an entertaining way. Some movies that come to mind, that inspire one to give and share:
Iqbal: Naseeruddin Shah's life changes completely when he begins to share his time and skills with Iqbal as does Iqbal's.
Fiddler on the Roof: The most cheerful giving movie ever. Poverty does not stop Topol from sharing and offering help to those less fortunate. Even his rantings against his poverty are made with a goodwill, difficult to aquire.
Shwaas: The poignant story of a grandfather who fights to save his grandson's eyes.
The Bucket List : Two terminally ill patients make a list of all the things they wanted to do and never did and the friendship that is a result of their shared illness.
Children's films like Halo, Makdee, Annie, bring about the spirit of giving and sharing and helping in a cheerful and funfilled way.All these movies invoke a wonderful spirit of nurturing, so very essential in order to give.

And for those who have lost touch with the reasons for giving, some words to remind us:
"What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other." (George Eliot)
"It is better to give when asked, but better to give unasked through understanding."
(Gibran)
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." (Anne Frank)
To Kill a Mocking Bird, is amongst those books that teach without preaching. Respect, tolerance, empathy are beautifully imbibed by the characters in the book and by the readers also, again, all of which is a pre-condition to experience the joy of giving.
Amongst children's literature, there is Charlotte's Web, The Prince and the Swallow, The Selfish Giant, the many folk tales of India, retold by A.K.ramanujam, all of which deal with transformation in individuals through their act of giving.
Images and words endure and reinforce our will and desire to give. If you would like to share your list of books, movies, quotes, please post them here. Sharing ideas and knowledge is one of the best forms of giving and endures for generations long after the edifice we have helped construct has crumbled into dust.