Generosity Creates Differing Outcomes Poem by Terence George Craddock

requests to borrow money
large sums of money
instead gift given
in kindness
understanding
the difficulty of paying
back borrowed money can

lead to not

appreciative thank you but demands
to give more more money needed
some work hard to earn money
to pay bills life expenses
some expect family
to pay their debt

debt
incurred
credit card debt
unpaid debt luxury
expenses or urgent crisis need
expectations grow request amounts grow

when
suddenly
impasse large sums

are not instant
given harsh words
cruel words accusations can flow

we are victims of choices
when our generosity kindness

creates
expectations
from need greed

demanding
an ever growing
more more

perhaps wisdom
gives to appreciation
people prepared to help themselves

choices change their own lives
perhaps rules need to be set

for one off gifts money given
perhaps rules need to be set for borrowing
banks were created for need borrowing
never give to greed merchants unwisely
or lend money to hardship you need returned
arguments over expectations money

can sow entitlement anger animosity
gifts of love kindness can be given
to sow good outcomes change lives

gifts given unwisely can sow bitter outcomes
who has wisdom discipline to gift give wisely
who gives wisely who sows bitter outcomes?


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
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