text: what have you sacrificed? they say that the greatest acts of sacrifice are those that only you know about.  in other words, it means sacrficing something for someone without them knowing, benefiting them at the cost of your own needs.  an example:  there's one last piece of the most delicious pie you have ever tasted left.  you say your full and can't eat anymore so that your wife can have it without feeling guily about, even though you wanted it really bad.   because she think's you full she can enjoy it more than if she knew you wanted it. i guess the one thing that comes to mind is when i was doing some work for an elderly lady (no kin to me). i was repairing her bathroom and to do the job properly, i had to buy materials that were not in my budget. i had to sacrifice my time and materials that i would have spent on my house (it needs repairs too) so that the little lady could have a nice bathroom without worrying about it leaking, etc.. of course, the hug that i got for doing the work and the god given heartwarming that i experienced made it feel like there was really no sacrifice at all. i try to help others all of the time, but i get as much blessing out of it as compared to the relative sacrifice. the little lady never knew that i had to purchase additional materials because she had given me the money (collected at her church) to do the work. anyway, i guess i'll keep on doing what i need to do as god directs me.