‘Love Thy Neighbour’ – Author unknown
The story is told of a farmer whose corn each year earned the winning prize at the state fair. One year, a reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew his corn. The farmer told the reporter that he shared his prize-winning seed corn with his neighbours. When asked why the farmer explained: “The wind picks up the pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If the neighbours grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours grow good corn.”
The same is true for the way we live our lives. If we wish to live in peace and harmony, we must help our neighbours do the same. If we desire to be loved, we must spread that love around. [read more]