Quality of gifts…

Another story I saw on facebook:

Source text:

ﻓﻲ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻷﻳﺎﻡ ﺃﻋﻄﻰ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻏﻨﻲ ﺳﻠﺔ ﻣﻠﻴﺌﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺳﺪ ﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻓﻘﻴﺮ .. ﺍﺑﺘﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﻴﺮ
ﻭﻏـﺎﺩﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺮ ﻣﻊ
ﺁﻟﺴﻠﺔ … ﺁﻓﺮﻍ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ
ﻣﺤﺘﻮﻳﺎﺗﻬﺎ ﻭﻧﻈﻔﻬﺎ
ﻭﻭﺿﻊ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺃﺯﻫﺎﺭ ﺭﺍﺋﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﺎﻝ ﺛﻢ ﻋﺎﺩ
ﺇلى ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺮ
ﻭﺍﻋﻄﺎﻫﺎ ﻟﻠﺮﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﻲ … ﺍﺳﺘﻐﺮﺏ
ﺍﻟﻐﻨﻲ ﻭﺳﺎﻟﻪ  ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺃﻋﻄﻴﺘﻚ ﺳﻠﺔ ﻣﻠﻴﺌﺔ ﺑﺎﻷﺷﻴﺎﺀ
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺳﺪﺓ ﻭﺗﻌﻴﺪﻫﺎ
ﻟﻲ ﻣﻠﻴﺌﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺰﻫﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻠﺔ!
ﺃﺟﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﻴﺮ  ﻛـﻞ ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻳـﻌﻄﻲ ﻣﺎ
ﻓﻲ ﻗـﻠبه

Translation :

One day, a rich man gave a poor man a basket full of rotten expired food. The poor man smiled and left the rich man’s mansion carrying the basket. Then, the poor man emptied the basket of its contents. After that, he cleaned the basket and filled it with beautiful flowers that looked magnificent. The he went back to the mansion and gave the basket to the rich man.

The rich man felt strange and asked the poor man: “Why, after I gave you a basket full of rotten expired food, you returned the basket back to me filled with beautiful magnificent flowers?”

The poor man said: “Everyone gives from what is in their hearts.”

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Translated by Wai

 

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