“Oh no Melissa! Not again”, cried Melissa’s mother. This is the seventh time Melissa came home from school without her gloves. This little six-year old girl had been giving her gloves away to those children who hasn’t any. One pair after another, day after day, Melissa gave freely and came home with empty hands. Even though the weather grew colder day by day, Melissa doesn’t care about herself but about others.
How many of us are like Melissa? Do we care for others? Or do we only care for ourselves? Of course, I’m not saying that we should give away whatever we have, but are we willing to give just a little from what we have? Are we willing to lift up our hands and give to those in need?
“Give and it shall be given to you”-the Bible says so. “A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38).
Our life is full of God’s blessings, full of His gifts. So don’t you think that we should have a little bit of common sense to share those gifts with others as well? Consider this, “Freely we receive, freely we must give.”
A person who has the will to give is a person who’s rich in heart. And a person who’s rich in heart will be blessed in whatever he does.
Give more and be rich. Give less and be poor. Or we can say, “ Be selfish and live a miserable life. Be a giver and lead a happy life.”
You decide, which is better? The former or the latter?
-Pynhunshisha B. Lynser
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