This reached me today and I thought Kipling Members may be interested.
Ruyard Kipling Making ends Meet
Do you put your foot in your mouth every time you open it, just to
make ends meet?
Riches Of The Heart
A funny story is told about a young woman who confided to her
new lover, "My father is gone and my mother is in very poor health. It
looks as if she will die soon and I will inherit all her money. We
should get married; after all I'm going to be a millionaire!"
Two weeks later the man became her stepfather.
I have heard it said that from the time an infant first
struggles to get her toes into her mouth, life is a continual struggle
to make both ends meet. Those who are working one or more jobs and
feel as if they are barely getting by, can relate.
But I also know that the pursuit of money, as an end in
itself, is an empty endeavor. Happy are those who seek riches which
cannot be counted in a bank or measured on a scale. For they will
never know real poverty.
I believe writer Rudyard Kipling got it right when he
admonished students at McGill University to never waste their time
fighting for money or power or fame. He added, "For some day you will
meet a man who cares for none of these things -- and then you will
know how poor you are!"
Will you be spending time today pursuing riches of the heart?
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With acknowledgement to Steve Goodier, publisher of Your Life Support
System for sharing this piece.
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