Mirror

Author unknown

Love of another
Without love of self
Is not love
But longing and loneliness.

And this longing
Being negative
Produces a negative reflection-
The needy are not needed.

Love of self
Brings health and beauty
And a fullness of living
Out of which
It becomes feasible to give.

And giving
Being positive.
Is irresistible.

But note carefully
That the reflection of your gifts-
Though compounded in quantity-
Is true to its origins in quality.

So that it happens
When you give
What you no longer want
You may well get back
That which you no longer need.
But if you give
That which you treasure most
Your heart can never be empty.