Living in Hope

YOU ARE NOT POOR, YOU ARE RICH Even when man is resourceless, he has a great deal to invest. The body and the brain which we possess are beyond all price. A beggar was calling out for alms on the street. Hearing his call, a passerby turned towards him only to find that he was in no way disabled. So, he asked how he was entitled to charity. The beggar replied, “I’m poor.” The man said, “No you are not. You are, on the contrary, very rich.” The beggar pleaded with him not to make fun of him, as he was really poor. The man said again, “All right, give me whatever you have, and in return, I’ll pay you Rs. 50,000.” The beggar happily handed over to him his dirty bag containing a few coins and said, “That’s all I have, you can take it.” The man said. “No, you have much more besides this. You have two feet. Give me one of them and I’ll pay you Rs. 10,000 in exchange.” The beggar refused. Then the man said, “You have got two hands, give me