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25.
Bless Your Money
If you ever get to London, England, visit Foyle’s, which is among the oldest
bookstores in the city. I have found more gems by browsing along its dusty
shelves than in any other bookshop I have visited around the world. Being a
dedicated student of self-help literature myself, I generally gravitate to that
section in the store. I always look for a little-known work that will offer me a
few new insights on the art of living and help me improve the quality of my own
life. And in Foyle’s, I always find one.
A few years back, I found a book entitled Bring Out the Magic in Your
Mind. It was written almost thirty years ago by a man named Al Koran, who was
then known as “the Finest Mental Magician in the World.” In a chapter entitled
“The Secret of Wealth” he writes the following: “When you send your money
out, remember always to bless it. Ask it to bless everybody that it touches, and
command it to go out and feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and command it
to come back to you a million-fold. Don’t pass over this lightly. I am serious.”
Over the next few days, why not follow Al Koran’s advice and see what
happens? When you pay for your groceries, silently bless all those who have
helped bring this food to you: the farmers who have grown it, the delivery
people who have carried it and the store clerks who have stocked it. If you are
writing a check for your children’s education, why not give silent appreciation to
all the teachers who are spending their days shaping the minds of your kids and
to all the others who make their work possible? When you pull out a few bills to
buy that magazine off the rack in a convenience store, bless the person who is
toiling away behind the counter and hope the money adds value to the quality of
his or her life. As that timeless truth says, “The hand that gives is the hand that
gathers.”

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