to give is to love...

to give is to love

"Remember to be gentle
with yourself and others.
We are all children of chance
and none can say why
some fields will blossom
while others lay brown
beneath the August sun.
Care for those around you.
Look past your differences.
Their dreams are no less than yours,
their choices no more easily made.
And give, give in any way you can,
of whatever you posses.
To give is to love.
To withhold is to wither.
Care less for your harvest
than for how it is shared
and your life will have meaning
and your heart will have peace.”
- Kent Nerburn