Hi, Bob!
Nice article... I seldom read articles from e-mails... but I got to read and finish this...
Anyway, God bless you on your trip back home.. and sana we could play basketball again someday... :-)
Daniel
bobby villanueva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
bobby villanueva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SLEEPING WITH THE GIVERS
One Mercedes Benz TV commercial shows its car colliding with a cement
wall during the safety test. Somebody asked the company spokesman why they
do not enforce their patent on the Mercedes Benz energy-absorbing car body,
a design evidently copied by other companies because of its success. The
spokesman's reply: "Because some things in life are too important not to
share."
...Even in a dog-eat-dog, cutthroat world of business, sharing has its
place.
God has never intended for us to cling to the things He lavished on
us. All the talents, all the gifts, all the blessings are meant to be
shared.
There's a story of a Pastor who was profusely thanked by a farmer
after hearing his sermon on giving. The Pastor, testing the farmer, asked,
"If you had one hundred horses, would you give me fifty?" The farmer
replied, "Certainly!" The Pastor went on, "If you had one hundred cows,
would you give me fifty?" And the farmer nodded again. If you had two
pigs, would you give me one?" the Pastor continued. The farmer lost his
cool and said, "Now, cut that out, Pastor, You know that I have two pigs!"
If there's one thing I have come to understand in this life, it is
this: giving is always more blessed than receiving. As we give our time,
talent and treasures to those who need them, the joy we experience is
indescribable.
Take a good look around you and you'll see that the people who are
in the business of giving are usually the happiest people on earth. That
officemate who keeps on sharing her food during breaks, listening to those
in distress. That manager who shares his knowledge and expertise to the new
employees. [And many more like them.] These people are always enjoying
every minute of what they are doing.
What can you give? Well, you can give your love for a start. A little
of your precious time. A portion of your treasure.You don't have to look
far. Those who are in need are near you, even right beside you.
"It has been said that the world is full of two kinds of people, the
givers and the takers. The takers eat well, but the givers sleep well."
By Francis J. Kong
Excerpted from his book: Only The Real Matters
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