{"id":2209,"date":"2018-12-21T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flow.bg\/?p=2209"},"modified":"2021-06-03T13:07:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T11:07:49","slug":"istinskata-bednost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flow.bg\/en\/istinskata-bednost\/","title":{"rendered":"The real poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I want to present you a very short parable. It shows in an extremely accurate way why things in our wonderful country are still far from ideal.<\/p>\n<h4>Here is the parable itself:<\/h4>\n<p>A poor man asked the Buddha:<br \/>\n&quot;Why am I so poor?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Buddha answered him:<br \/>\n&quot;You haven&#039;t learned to give.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milenagoleva.com\/parite-i-naukata-za-vibratsiite\/\">Online video course: Money and the science of vibrations by Milena Goleva, specially created to help you change your relationship with money.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then the poor man said, &quot;What if I have nothing?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Buddha replied: &quot;You have several things:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 A face that can give a smile;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Lips with which you can thank or comfort others;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 A heart to open to people<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Eyes with which to look through the prism of kindness;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&quot;A body to use to help.&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, actually, you are not poor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poverty of spirit is true poverty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The good news<\/strong> is that while there are people who<br \/>\n- They don&#039;t spare their smiles<\/p>\n<p>- They thank you for every gesture<\/p>\n<p>-They use their bodies to help and<\/p>\n<p>- They are open-hearted<\/p>\n<h4><strong>There is hope<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n<p>I believe that more and more truly rich spirited people, handing out handfuls of beauty, harmony, peace and happiness will surround us! <strong>I believe!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/milenagoleva.com\/parite-i-naukata-za-vibratsiite\/\">Online video course: Money and the science of vibrations by Milena Goleva, specially created to help you change your relationship with money.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look more: <a href=\"https:\/\/flow.bg\/en\/2018\/12\/blessing-e-tozi-koyto-dava\/\"><strong>Blessed is he who gives\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>author: Nikola Belopitov<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/flow.bg\/en\/2018\/10\/meriloto-za-intelekta-e-umenieto-da-se-promenyash-albert-aynshtayn\/\"><strong>The measure of intelligence is the ability to change - A. 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