Thursday, June 4, 2015

Proverbs 19

Proverbs 19:6
Many will seek the favor of a generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
I've definitely seen this in my own life, from both sides.  Growing up, I had friends whose families were both better off and worse off than we were.  I know that the ones who were better off, I was more eager to go with them, whereas I tended to want the ones who were worse off to come to my place more often.  However, I'd like to think I was aware of this, and did my best to avoid exploiting the better-off's generosity.

Today, I see this with some of the people I've helped out.  They seem to think we're friends, when the only connection between us is what I can do for them.  If I were unable to help them, I'd probably never hear from any of them again.

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