“None are so poor they have nothing to give and none are so rich they have nothing to receive.” Pope John Paul II
It might be more blessed to give than receive according to the ancient text, but it is impossible to give without a receiver. I often think that people forget that they help the world by receiving graciously. Receiving wisdom from a professor for
example, or receiving guidance from a friend. It isn’t just the value received that counts, it is also the value that the giver feels when they are allowed to give.
Beyond that it is the ‘pay it forward’ idea, that everyone receiving something in turn gives to another farther down the road. That is the quintessential element of having children, realizing you will not get back from them what you gave them, they will give it to their children farther down the road.
How poor you are only impinges on your ability to give when you limit your imagination to the world of money and commerce, buying gifts, etc.
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