Every begger asks for "some change". As I open the gate into my property today, a man wondering the street asks the all-too-familiar question, "sir, do you have any change?" I reply, "I'm sorry sir I don't have any change" ... to which he replies, "I can wait out here?" ..(implying that I may have some inside the house) ... but I then reply, "I'm sorry sir, but I really don't have any change, all I have is cards". Now this man probably asks, do you have any change routinely, every single day for months if not years. Imagine if instead of asking directly for what he wants, he instead asked every individual he meets, "sir, how can I get some change for myself?" He would likely be a very rich man.
How often do I recognize my need for something, and then ask others to provide that need for me, as opposed to asking others how I can earn that need for myself.
You sir, although I wasn't able to give you any change, you gave me a very valuable lesson.
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