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I Learn To Give

*I Learn To Give*

I learn to give not because I have plenty but because I understand how it feels like to have nothing.

I learn to give not because I'm dumb and stupid for giving wholeheartedly but because I understand this principle that no one has ever become poor from giving joyfully.

I learn to give because I understand that giving is not just making donations or doing charity works but it is about making a difference in somebody's life no matter how small it is.

I learn to give because I understand that we rise by lifting others up with us. Because we were once down there and unrecognised until someone had empathy and compassion on us to lift us to the higher place we are today. So I learn to give also by returning a favour

I learn to give because I am a benefactor of mercy and grace and the devine providence of God. My blessings are multiplied as I learn to give freely to others from my heart. Because I recognise that all that I have is given unto me by the grace and mercies of God.

I learn to give to give through teaching and sharing my knowledge and inspiring people because I understand that educating people has not only the power to change a person but it also has the power to change society and a nation. Education is the greatest weapon to change a country and its people faster.

I learn to give because I understand this that give people your best that is within you at all times, and although sometimes painful, there is a joyful feeling of truth that the people you help also in turn spread the spirit of giving they have learnt to give unto others too.

Finally, I learn to give because giving is all I know and who I am.

What is your reason for giving?

*Kwame Sarpong*

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