Jibran on Giving

"There are those who give 

little of the much which 

they have, and they give it 

for recognition and their 

hidden desire makes their 

gifts unwholesome.

And there are those who 

have little and give it all;

these are the believers in 

life and the bounty of life, 

and their coffer is never 

empty.

There are those who give 

with joy, and that joy 

is their reward.

And there are those 

who give with pain, 

and that pain is their 

baptism.

And there are those who give 

and know not pain in giving, 

nor do they seek joy, 

nor give with mindfulness 

of virtue; 

Through hands such as 

these God speaks, 

and from behind their eyes, 

He smiles upon the Earth."

Khalil Gibran