History: The Prophet: On Giving

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||On Giving| Then said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving."| And he answered:| You give but little when you give of your possessions.| It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.| For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?| And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the overprudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city?| And what is fear of need but need itself?| Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, thirst that is unquenchable?| 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.| It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;| And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving| And is there aught you would withhold?| All you have shall some day be given;| Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors'.| You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving."| The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.| They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.| Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights is worthy of all else from you.| And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.| And what desert greater shall there be than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving?| And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?| See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.| For in truth it is life that gives unto life - while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.| And you receivers - and you are all receivers - assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives.| Rather rise together with the giver on his gifts as on wings;| For to be overmindful of your debt, is to doubt his generosity who has the free-hearted earth for mother, and God for father.| || ||((The Prophet|The Prophet)) |le prije ctuca / le pijyctu (the wise teacher) ((The Prophet: The Coming of the Ship)) |.i nu selklama le bloti ((The Prophet: On Love)) |lo ka prami ((The Prophet: On Marriage)) |lo nu speni ((The Prophet: On Children)) |lo panzi ((The Prophet: On Giving)) |lo nu dunda ((The Prophet: On Eating and Drinking)) |lo nu citka je pinxe ((The Prophet: On Work)) |lo zu'o gunka ((The Prophet: On Joy and Sorrow)) |lo li'i gleki je badri ((The Prophet: On Houses)) |lo zdani ((The Prophet: On Clothes)) |lo taxfu ((The Prophet: On Buying and Selling)) |lo nu tevecnu je vecnu ((The Prophet: On Crime and Punishment)) |lo zekri .e lo nu sfasa ((The Prophet: On Laws)) |lo flalu ((The Prophet: On Freedom)) |lo za'i zifre ((The Prophet: On Reason and Passion)) | lo nu krinu pensi .e lo se cinmo ((The Prophet: On Pain)) | lo nu dunku ((The Prophet: On Self-Knowledge)) | lo nu sevzi djuno ((The Prophet: On Teaching)) | lo nu ctuca ((The Prophet: On Friendship)) | lo nu pendo ((The Prophet: On Talking)) | lo nu tavla ((The Prophet: On Time)) | lo temci ((The Prophet: On Good and Evil)) | lo ka vrude .e lo ka pacna ((The Prophet: On Prayer)) | lo nu jdaselsku ((The Prophet: On Pleasure)) | lo za'i pluka ((The Prophet: On Beauty)) | lo ka melbi ((The Prophet: On Religion)) | lo lijde ((The Prophet: On Death)) | lo nu morsi ((The Prophet: The Farewell)) | le nu cusku zo co'o||

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