In life you see people,
People with their own ideas.
They want to go their way
No matter how it affects others,
They do not give to anyone,
They just take.
You then see people,
Who need to help others.
Not thinking of themselves,
Not expecting any rewards,
No matter how much it costs them,
They just give.
In life you come to realise
That when you give,
When you help people,
You always get more back,
More back in return.
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Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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Very true Goldfinch but we must be careful of not making people feel bad for not being giving. Many folk are not able to give of themselves for many varied reasons and as such they are no worse or better a person than the givers.
To be at a stage in life where we are sufficiently at ease to be able to give of ourselves is probably because we have been given something, somehow which has led us to want to.
Many carry or live under a burden which in itself can find them needy without fault.
So true d a, unfortunately we do not know the burdens under which some people live. all we can do is help who we can see has a burden.
Andy
Good write Gold.
Meanwhile - 'all contributions gratefully received by me!' Who says I'm greedy? (heehee).
Thanks Orchi, the white fiver is in the post.
Ahh Albatross - always sets me off and away and I struggle to get back to to your agenda.
So, bit of introspection here - I view the statement you make, and ask which applies to me? I confess the first stanza, with the exception of the last line and half of the penultimate line - that's me.
The line, the truth, for me would read: 'I do not give to many because they don't deserve it and because I've only got limited resources' - Not much of a poetic line, though is it?
Stanza two - They will go straight down the gurgler in this rat shit societal system if they don't save something for themselves.
Stanza three = Believe me, you don't always get back, but not to worry as I didn't give everything in the first place.
Take it easy, Andy and do save something for yourself and yours.
Dave
The Albatross sends me into my dreamland as well - mind you a great deal of music sends me there as well.
thanks for your interesting comments Dave, I do agree them in some cases but after surviving death and having a second chance makes me grateful to all.
I do have enough to for myself to survive in a good way.
Look after yourself.
Andy
Amen! (agree with your message completely Andy)
Thank you Mek, I hope appreciated.
Andy
Thank you Mek, I hope appreciated.
Andy
Amazing!
Very well written and totally agree 🙂
Thank you Alzbeta, much appreciated.
Andy
One would say, 'I won't give because I grew up a dirty poor orphan suffering where nobody gave a damn care to give me even the residue of what was luxuriously feasted, I had to work extraordinarily to afford a meal once a day until I could force some avenues, to become a vendor at a tender age, rising from the dust on my own till now and I am rich, so tell me is it fair to give and to who because the world is full of people who do not care for me"
Still the mandate is a dictation, GIVE, not to join the group of selfish people by repeating their mistake by avenging to the needy who are just in your prior situation. so for humans, every reason is a reason to give mattering not that they do not appreciate.
Fine write Gold.
Very much appreciate your words Amon, only those who do not care do not help others but there are many in this world who do help but unfortunately they are often ignored by those in power.
Andy
ANGELA HERE ~ Evening Uncle Andy ! Work over for today MPS time. Thnaks for ALBATROSS - It allays gives me some UMPH ~ Get up & Go !
More blessed it is to GIVE than too receive ! Brian & I TITHE (10%) our NET INCOME which we use to help the CHURCH ~ YMCA ~ Salvation Army etc etc. We also find that by giving to Organistions we get more involved ! Brians Parents are Tithers so that is a principle Brian shared with me. For US tithing is a basic principle NOT an obligation !
Blessing & Peacqe to You & Yours
Love Angela Brian & Smokey ! ! !
Thank you Angela, yes giving is better than receiving.
Andy
Good work. You struck a nerve.
Thank you Jerry, yes I seem to have made people think.
Andy
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