布 施
若你們的布施只是拿出自己的財產，那麼你們的施與是微不足道的。
當你們奉獻自己時，才是真正的布施。
有些人只捐贈自己財產的九牛一毛 - 他們想要的只是為了得到認同，然而他們隱藏的慾望，使他們的恩賜變得毫無價值。
有些人，擁有甚少，卻能全部奉獻，他們相信生命本身就足夠豐裕，他們的保險箱從不會空著。
有些人歡樂地施與，這歡樂便是他們的報酬。
有些人痛苦地施與，這痛苦便是他們的洗禮。
有些人，施與時並不會覺得痛苦，因為他們既不是為了尋求快樂，或突顯美德。
他們施與，猶如山谷那邊的桂花，在空氣中散發出淡淡的馨香。
神藉著這些人之手說話，藉由他們的眼眸對大地微笑。
You give but little when you give of your possesions.
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 the 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 givings, 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.
~Kahlil Gibran
Artist: Unknown
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