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GENEROSITY
GENEROSITY
Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji was sitting. "I must see him," she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for the coin but Gandhiji refused. "I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh," Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly "yet you won't trust me with a copper coin." "This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands," Gandhiji said. "If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees."
Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji was sitting. "I must see him," she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for the coin but Gandhiji refused. "I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh," Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly "yet you won't trust me with a copper coin." "This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands," Gandhiji said. "If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees."
Right and they both were so peaceful
They died to bring peace and happiness to our world
They died to bring peace and happiness to our world
She is right. It is the same story, and Ghandi is a great man. He has a great heart like Jesus.
If you want to be in safe side before you see yourself see others..........lol
LOL...hard to be an expert on this side as there is so much to learn. You could read it through 100's of times and find new things (perspectives).
Although others may say that about wisdom books and even watching good movies that are considered classics....timeless and precious.
No I am not by any means near an expert...lol.
Although others may say that about wisdom books and even watching good movies that are considered classics....timeless and precious.
No I am not by any means near an expert...lol.
Thanks
You sound like an expert bible-list Dazi
You sound like an expert bible-list Dazi
"clap"..."clap". This is worth reading and sounds very much like the Bible's "Widow's mite". She gave far more out of her less than than the rich out of their plenty....proportion wise...no comparison.
This puts the spotlight on us as persons, not what we possess as far as what we are giving....from the heart.
Excellent :-}
This puts the spotlight on us as persons, not what we possess as far as what we are giving....from the heart.
Excellent :-}
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