Living and Giving

[176 words] Whatever you give away todayOr think or say or doWill multiply about tenfoldAnd then return to you. It may not come immediatelyNor from the obvious source,But the LAW applies unfailinglyThrough some invisible force. Whatever you feel about anotherBe it love or hate or passion,Will surely bounce right back to youIn some clear or secret fashion. If you speak about some personA word of praise or twoSoon tens of other peopleWill speak kind words to you. Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul,Not secrets of the brain.Kind ones bring us happiness,Petty ones, untold pain. Giving works as surely asReflection in a mirror,If hate you send, hate you’ll get backBut loving brings love nearer. Remember as you start this dayAnd duty crowds your mindThat kindness comes so quickly backTo those who first are kind. Let that thought and this oneDirect you through each dayThe only things we ever keepAre the…