"You give but
little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give
of yourself that you truly give. There are those who give little
of the much which they have - and they give it for recognition
and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome. And there
are those who have little and give it all. These are the believers
in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their
baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain in giving,
nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They
give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into
space. Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from
behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth. " (The Prophet by Jibran
Khalil Jibran)
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