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Giving

by Arthur William Beer:

To get he had tried, yet his store was still meager.

To a wise man he cried, in a voice keen and eager;

“Pray tell me how I may successfully live?”

And the wise man replied, “To get you must give.”

As to giving he said, “What have I to give?”

I’ve scarce enough bread, and of course one must live;

But I would partake of life’s bountiful store.

Came the wise man’s response; “Then you must give more.”

The lesson he learned; to get was forgotten,

Toward mankind he turned with a love new begotten.

As he gave of himself in useful living,

Then joy crowned his days, for he grew rich in giving.