A Pound Of Butter

There was a farmer who sold a pound of butter to the baker. One day the baker decided to weigh the butter to see if he was getting a pound and he found that he was not. This angered him and he took the farmer to court. The judge asked the farmer if he was using any measure. The farmer replied, "Your Honour, I am primitive. I don't have a proper measure, but I do have a scale." The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the butter?" The farmer replied "Your Honour, long before the baker started buying butter from me, I have been buying a pound loaf of bread from him. Every day when the baker brings the bread, I put it on the scale and give him the same weight in butter. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the baker."

My Reflection:

The message behind this story is simple… In life we get back what we give to others. Many people think that to in order to get what you want in life, you have to take. This isn’t the case - to truly get what you want out of life, you need to be ready to give. There is a universal truth that the more of a ‘giver’ you are then what you want comes more naturally. Now ‘giving’ does not only mean giving out money or material items. You give not because you have to, but rather because you have an inherent urge to give. Most famous and successful philanthropists did not start their charity work when they got rich. They were giving long before wealth and fortune was showered upon them…. this says something about the nature of giving. If you identify goals in the lives of those in need and do something to help them reach it, you will also find meaning in your own life. Remember, a life worth living, is a life worth giving…

Have an awesome week!
Darren Zwiers

“You give but little when you give of your possessions.It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”– Kahlil Gibran