The Things We Give Away
From the Connection Jan 15, 2007

 
Whatever you give away, today,
Or think, or say, or do
Will multiply about tenfold
And, then, return to you.

It may not come immediately,
Nor from the obvious source.
But, the law applies unfailingly,
Through some invisible force.

Whatever you feel about another,
(Be it love, hate, or passion)
Will surely bounce right back to you
In some clear or secret fashion.

If you speak, about some person,
A word of praise or two,
Soon, tens of other people
Will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul,
Not secrets of the brain.
Kind ones bring us happiness;
Petty ones, untold pain.

Giving works as surely
As reflections in a mirror.
If hate you send, hate you'll get back.
But, loving brings love nearer.

Remember, as you start this day
And duty crowds your mind,
That kindness comes so quickly back
To those who first are kind.

Let that thought and this one
Direct us through each day.
The only things we ever keep
Are the things we give away.