MAGIC PENNIES 
"Magic Pennies", created by ONE with no name,
Can only be yours by playing a "game"
Though these "prizes" are yours just for daring to play,
To keep them forever -- you must give each away.
AHLEC
Comments:
This rhyme is based on a folk-tale of a poor traveler who came across an old
"beggar woman" who, then, asked him for a little food, as she was starving.
The traveler -- having only one small loaf of bread for
himself -- nevertheless gave it to the old woman.
And -- in return for
this kindness -- the "beggar woman" (really a "good spirit" in disguise)
gave the traveler a little coin pouch which, at the time, appeared empty.
Later that day, the traveler came to
an Inn. Because he was hungry, he asked the
innkeeper for a crust of bread, saying he was sorry -- but he had no money -----
just an empty coin pouch, which he then took out to show the innkeeper.
However, when he opened the coin pouch -- Lo and Behold -- inside was a
little gold coin,
more than enough for both a satisfying meal and a comfortable night's
lodging.
The next morning, the traveler once
again opened the little coin pouch and -- to his amazement
-- it contained another little gold coin. And -- for the rest of his life -- each time he "gave" his
gold coin away ----- it was "magically" replaced with another of equal value.
[ special note: In time, he also discovered that if he didn't
take his magic coin out and
"polish" it -- at least once a day -- it
would begin to lose its luster ]
In real terms, each "human being"
starts off in life with a little "treasure chest" in a corner of his -- or her -- mind.
Inside, are five little "magic pennies" -- also known as a set of positive human values -- called:
Should any individual ever begin "giving"
these "magic pennies" to others ----- Lo and Behold ----- he
(or she) will discover -- as did the traveler of old -- that each of their "pennies", when given away, will
-- magically -- be replaced ----- AND the "giver" will never have
an empty (mental) pocket or purse.
End of little "story" >>>>>
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