Friday, February 20, 2009

thought for today

The bread that you possess belongs to the hungry. The clothes that you store in boxes, belong to the naked. The shoes rotting by you, belong to the bare-foot. The money that you hide belongs to anyone in need.

- Saint
Basil,
fourth century theologian and monastic

2 comments:

Göran Koch-Swahne said...

If only we allowed ourselves to live by these words!

Robert said...

You are right Goran. Talk is cheap. It is trying to live it that is so hard.