How Awe Makes Us Generous

"What do the Grand Canyon, Sistine Chapel, and gazing at distant stars all have in common? They can awaken a deep appreciation for the world around us and inspire a profound sense of awe. This sensation is often accompanied by an awareness of something larger than ourselves -- that we play a small part in an intricate cosmic dance that is life." In this article, author Adam Hoffman describes recent studies that find that feeling small in nature makes us more generous to other humans.

http://www.dailygood.org/story/1124/how-awe-makes-us-generous-adam-hoffman/