Every bucket counts

One day, having learned that the King of Fez was hunting lions in the neighbourhood, they decided to invite him and his court, and killed a number of sheep in his honour. The sovereign had dinner and went to bed. Wishing to show their generosity, they placed a huge goatskin bottle before his door and agreed to fill it up with milk for the royal breakfast.

The villagers all had to milk their goats and then each of them had to tip his bucket into the container. Given its great size, each of them said to himself that he might just as well dilute his milk with a good quantity of water without anyone noticing.

To the extent that, in the morning, such a thin liquid was poured out for the king and his court that it had no taste than the taste of meanness and greed.

Source: "Leo The African" by Amin Maalouf

Dear friends, at times we too think like the villagers. We do stay, work with lots of people in our offices, schools and communities. When times comes to share or to be generous we tend to be like the villagers saying to ourselves, 'who will notice if I do not give my best'. Every individual makes a difference in one's life and every individual counts much in the community or society. Their share and contribution counts a lot. If one does not do his/her part the whole community suffers and as a consequence all the members suffer. Remember we are called to be sharers of God's love and mercy. We are called to be generous. We need to share what we can afford and remember God loves a cheerful giver. So let's not be selfish today and give what we can to others. Let's be sincere and generous. Every bucket counts and every generous act matters.