Once there lived a man who had a valley-full of needles. And one <br />day the mother of Jesus came to him and said: 'Friend, my son's <br />garment is torn and I must needs mend it before he goeth to the <br />temple. Wouldst thou not give me a needle?' <br /> <br />And he gave her not a needle, but he gave her a learned discourse <br />on Giving and Taking to carry to her son before he should go to <br />the temple.<br /><br />Khalil Gibran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-giving-and-taking/
