Purple Badge of Courage

Or maybe I should say, Bandage of Atonement

There are many reasons to donate blood, but here are mine:

I am healthy and well, and so many are not.

It's free, and so many things are not.

They are so nice to me there - the folks in the cantina have me sit while they pour me an ice cold OJ.  Gratis.  This has never happened to me anywhere else.

I can count blood donations on my Tech Ladder AND help save a life.  Win-win!

I am able to do so.

I can atone for being not as nice a person as I would like to be.

Did I mention it makes me feel good?  Purely selfish.  A tiny amount of pain in exchange for something huge for someone in need.

Better than tithing to a church, in my opinion.