ညောင်ပင်ကြီးလောက်လှူ၊ ညောင်စေ့လောက် ရ။
ညောင်ပင်ကြီးလောက်လှူ၊ ညောင်စေ့လောက် ရ။
𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏. 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲): "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:3-4, New Testament) - This emphasizes the importance of the sincerity of giving without seeking recognition. 𝟐. 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜: "Actions are judged by intentions, so each man will have what he intended." (Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad) - This hadith underscores the importance of the intention behind every action, including giving. 𝟑. 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐦: "It is not the gift but the thought that counts." - While not a direct quotation from Hindu scriptures, this saying is reflective of the Hindu ethos that values the intention or the thought behind an action over the material value of the action itself. 𝟒. 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 (𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜): "Charity is equal in importance to all other commandments combined. This refers to giving with the right intention, not just the act of giving." - This highlights the importance of the intention behind giving charity (tzedakah) in Judaism. 𝟓. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛: "A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses." - This suggests that the act of giving, when done with pure intentions, brings benefits to the giver as well. 𝟔. 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛 (𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬): "If you give with a sour face, you spoil the gift." - This proverb speaks to the idea that the attitude with which a gift is given affects the value of the gift itself. 𝟕. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 (𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬): "Give with a good heart." - Many Native American teachings emphasize the importance of the spirit in which gifts are given, valuing generosity and the intention behind it. 𝟖. 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞: "Even when giving with both hands, bow." - This reflects the cultural value placed on humility and the spirit of giving, emphasizing that it's not just the gift, but how it is given, that matters. 𝟗. 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧: "Kind words are worth much and cost little." - This proverb suggests that the value of a gift lies not in its material worth, but in the kindness and intention with which it is given.
ညောင်ပင်ကြီးလောက်လှူ၊ ညောင်စေ့လောက် ရ။ Give as much as a giant banyan tree, receive as much as a tiny banyan seed.
𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧:Myanmar/Burmese Saying
𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: အနက်အဓိပ္ပာယ် -
လှူဒါန်းရာတွင် စေတနာသုံးတန် ပြဋ္ဌာန်း၍ မလှူလျှင် များစွာ လှူသော်လည်း ကုသိုလ် အနည်းငယ်သာ ရနိုင်သည်။ This is a proverb from Myanmar and it means that “Huge donation with no goodwill returns little merit. In making donations, if one does not give with goodwill and compassion, even if they give a lot, they will only receive little merit."
𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟏. 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲): "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:3-4, New Testament) - This emphasizes the importance of the sincerity of giving without seeking recognition. 𝟐. 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜: "Actions are judged by intentions, so each man will have what he intended." (Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad) - This hadith underscores the importance of the intention behind every action, including giving. 𝟑. 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐦: "It is not the gift but the thought that counts." - While not a direct quotation from Hindu scriptures, this saying is reflective of the Hindu ethos that values the intention or the thought behind an action over the material value of the action itself. 𝟒. 𝐉𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 (𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜): "Charity is equal in importance to all other commandments combined. This refers to giving with the right intention, not just the act of giving." - This highlights the importance of the intention behind giving charity (tzedakah) in Judaism. 𝟓. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛: "A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses." - This suggests that the act of giving, when done with pure intentions, brings benefits to the giver as well. 𝟔. 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛 (𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬): "If you give with a sour face, you spoil the gift." - This proverb speaks to the idea that the attitude with which a gift is given affects the value of the gift itself. 𝟕. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 (𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬): "Give with a good heart." - Many Native American teachings emphasize the importance of the spirit in which gifts are given, valuing generosity and the intention behind it. 𝟖. 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞: "Even when giving with both hands, bow." - This reflects the cultural value placed on humility and the spirit of giving, emphasizing that it's not just the gift, but how it is given, that matters. 𝟗. 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧: "Kind words are worth much and cost little." - This proverb suggests that the value of a gift lies not in its material worth, but in the kindness and intention with which it is given.
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