To Be Generous Without Greed
" To be generous without greed,"
is the commitment I make ,
because my satisfaction
comes from making one happy;
I was conceived by a gentle mother
who helped me succeed
in my quest for truth,
not as much seeking riches
or venture everything in madness,
always caring for those stricken by poverty...
In all my envisioned glory,
all I wished for...was serenity;
not a tumultuous and fast life
with a strew of wealthy friends,
who rarely feel a pinch of sadness
and consider better alternatives!
The physical world is controlled
by forces beyond our conception;
the material world is indisputably
the contagious wealth we lust after,
a vain wealth that's being crushed
by the specter of death and its demons;
it continues to attract and deceive us
until we can no longer sustain it in our grip...
" To be generous without greed, "
seem unrealistic and equivocal words
in our selfish and ungrateful world,
which presumes on goodness and generosity;
if honest people work hard and prosper,then why
others try to obtain it with other means?
Honesty is measured in deeds,
but unselfishness consists of fairness and humanity...
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