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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Gleaning
When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap,
nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest.
You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger.
- Leviticus 23:22
[My paraphrase: Do not be greedy. gather only what you need.
Leave what you do not need for others to harvest.]
[Definition of "gleaning": collecting leftover crops from a farmer's field after the main harvest.]
The everyday kindness of the back roads
more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.
- Charles Kuralt
There is a sufficiency in the world
for man's need but not for man's greed.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Giving liberates the soul of the giver.
- Maya Angelou
It is hard to interest those who have everything,
in those who have nothing.
- Helen Keller
To measure the man, measure his heart.
- Malcolm S. Forbes
If you are healthy, support those who are sick.
If you have a job, support those who have lost theirs.
If you are strong, support those who are feeble of body or mind.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Pay It Forward - as an Expression of Universal Gratitude
The Least of These
Feed Just One
Opportunity for Kindness
Feeling Down? Help Someone Else
Being an Open Channel
Kindness
Generosity
Mother Teresa
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What an interesting lesson. Surely the question "am i only taking what i need?" can arise throughout a day.
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From MY Experience - * Those with the MOST Money are the MOST Self - Centered & Greedy People . . Seems Kind of Ironic , but True !!
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