John [email protected] wrote:
>>I myself , who am endowed with fabulous riches, like to give what they >>deserve. I often say keep the change from twenty pound notes for a bag of >>apples<< Three cheers to you Mr. John! Knowingly or unconsciously you apply the metaphysical law of what is commonly called the "Seed money Principle". You will, so doing, NEVER lack anything, and I am very happy to read your post, as one affirmation of this law. I am reminded of Louis Armstrong, who, after being rewarded a golden trumpet, GAVE it to a little talented black boy of his neighborhood .. because the boy had enough wits to understand the value of such a gift, and not enough dice to ever study trumpet. By the way Louis Armstrong was one of these carefree souls who were able to literally curl up in a corner on the bare floor, sleep tightly for a short time and wake up refreshed for his next performance. He was un-attached. I am reminded of the nestor-banker Rockefeller. He would shake hands with new acquaintances, colleagues, friends or people he first met .. and then they would find a brand-new dime in their hands. Rockefeller never left his office without (brand new!) dimes in his pockets. I am reminded of a millionaire-businessman in Texas. He would, after having made his yearly balance, pardon all his small debtors, knowing they were restricted to pay. His business grew and grew and only grew. We (not really rich -yet-.) live by the rule ' " niet door potten en houen , maar door delen en bouwen " '. It is Dutch, and it does not rhyme in English: ' " not by scraping and keeping , but by sharing and constructing " '. Helping were we can, wherever there is the need - without chiming cymbals. Ye may consider me a bit of a philosopher; even so I am very grateful for Mr. John's testimony. He gives a great example of how things ought to be, in this dawning of the Golden Age, on the threshold of which the brotherhood of all of us (the phenomenon known as 'the human race') is at this point in time. FaithStFrancis non-conformist Free-thinker
