Noble Use of Money
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A True Donor
True wealth never runs short. There will be no shortage
of it even if you donated buckets full. It is not considered true
wealth when a person gives for only two days out of a whole
year.
There was an extremely wealthy man, who was known
for his generosity because his family, for seven generations had
been giving to charity very generously. He would give money to
anyone that came to hi m asking for help. He was a very charitable
person. As he continued to give, his wealth kept increasing. I
witnessed this myself!
What is the nature of wealth? Wealth will increase
tremendously if it is used for a good cause, but if a person
cheats and steals from others, he will never be wealthy. If you
ask businessmen how their businesses are running, they will tell
you that the profits are substantial, but for some reason they are
not able to save any of it. We have a saying, “A thief’s mother
puts her head in the kothi (large clay pots used to store grains)
and cries.” Naturally she would cry, because the kothi is empty!
Charity is the flow of money and a true donor by nature,
is an expert in giving. He has the ability to instantly recognize a
person in need and offer to help in anyway that he can. He
would offer to help a needy man whose daughter is getting
married. He would tell the man that he is not able to give
money, but that he could make arrangements to provide for his
daughter’s wedding costs and even her jewelry. He would even
arrange to fulfill the man’s customary obligations of sending gifts
to all his relatives. He would take care of all the man’s social
obligations, while simultaneously recognizing that the man could
not be trusted with cash money. True donors are experts.
Investigate Carefully
If you give money to a poor person, upon closer