When the economy is booming
“Giving to the poor” is another name
For “clearing your junk”
Giving, then, is for grabbing!
“Give the old, grab the new”
Give to the poor, to feed your greed
Such giving is hurting and also wounding
Not the giver but the poor
Ending in falsehood and in an outright mockery!
But in the more real sense
“Genuine giving” is another sound for “sacrifice”
That hurts and also wounds the benefactor
True giving heals the meager and creates more space
Not for wealth in giver’s coffer but for joy
In the heart of the donor leading to peace with justice
Henry Victor 21.03.2001
“Giving to the poor” is another name
For “clearing your junk”
Giving, then, is for grabbing!
“Give the old, grab the new”
Give to the poor, to feed your greed
Such giving is hurting and also wounding
Not the giver but the poor
Ending in falsehood and in an outright mockery!
But in the more real sense
“Genuine giving” is another sound for “sacrifice”
That hurts and also wounds the benefactor
True giving heals the meager and creates more space
Not for wealth in giver’s coffer but for joy
In the heart of the donor leading to peace with justice
Henry Victor 21.03.2001
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