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- One day while I was having my breakfast
- A woman beggar, around fifty years old, approached me
- She said, Brother, give me RM1.00, quite politely
- I looked at her, well, a very healthy beggar
- I checked my pocket and I told her I had no small change
- Then she replied, OK, I could wait and then gave a funny
laughter
- She went to the next table and they refused to give her
any
- There was a small playground nearby
- She sat there and waited for me
- Then I remembered a story about
- The Emperor of the Underworld and two sinful souls
- After the punishment and ready to be borne as human
beings
- The Emperor asked the sinful souls
- When you are born as a human on earth
- Do you want to give or receive?
- The first one immediately answered
- I want to receive
- The second one after some thoughts answered
- I want to give
- The first one was born as a beggar; to receive
- The second was born rich; to give
- The Emperor knew, even after all the punishments
- And sermons by the Holy Spirits before rebirth in the
underworld
- The first one still could not change his attitude
- The second one has learned and can be a good human being
- Looking at the healthy woman beggar
- And the funny laugh she gave out
- I realized it would be difficult for her to find a job
- Needless to say running her own business
- Out of pity I gave her some money
- If you have a good job, you should be thankful
- If you have a stable business, you should be thankful
- If you do not have and have to depend on others for food
and shelter
- You are just like a ‘beggar’
- Sometimes we have to ‘beg’ for a job to live
- Sometimes we have to ‘beg’ for payment for job done
- Sometimes we have to ‘beg’ our employees to do a job
- Do not expect to receive
- Be prepared to give
- Even if you have loan someone money
- Considered it as a charity or gift
- So that we do not have to be born as a ‘beggar’
- But born rich
- Rich in virtues; money, no problems!
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