The Great Man Who Gave Away
30 Million Dollars
I just learned that a famous, colorful and charming American philanthropist is dead.
I had always loved his book, Ask for the Moon and Get It: The Secret to Getting What You Want by Knowing How to Ask.
His name was Percy Ross. Maybe you heard of him. Ross gave away an estimated thirty million dollars to various charities and organizations. He also wrote a syndicated newspaper column, called Thanks a Million, for approximately 800 nationwide newspapers for 17 years. The column contained letters from people writing Ross, telling him their story and asking for his help. It was fascinating.
It was fascinating because Ross could always see through people. He would read their letters and sense if they were sincere, or lazy, or begging. And he always replied with words of wisdom -- and sometimes with a check. He gave checks 120 times per week.
And in 17 years he gave away about $30,000,000.
The thing is, Ross started with two million dollars!
Do you see the giving principle at work here?
Ross began with two million dollars as his source funds. You may not have that amount, but the story still holds true. In 17 years Ross gave away thirty million dollars!
Again, giving leads to receiving.
Consider: Have you ever experienced a situation where you were asked to donate money to a particular cause, and looking at your shrinking bank balance you were torn between giving money or not? Many people have told me stories about being in this exact situation, but after deciding to go ahead and make a donation, these same people were very surprised when suddenly a sum of money came to them from some unexpected source to replace the money they just gave away.
The truth is, if you hold on to your money, you risk losing the very thing you are hoarding. On the other hand, if you trust good things flow to those who give freely, you will always have funds available to suit your needs.
To prove this, look at Percy Ross. He started his charitable ways with $2 million dollars and yet over the course of 17 years donated some $30 million dollars!
I miss Percy Ross.
But now you can take his place.
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一个布施了3千万的伟人
我刚刚得知，一个著名的、风趣而富有人格魅力的美国慈善家去世了。
我一直很喜欢他的书，《对月祈愿：知道如何求，才能得到的秘密》。
他的名字叫 Percy Ross，也许你听说过他。Ross向各种各样的公益和慈善组织捐献了超过3000万美元的资金。他还是一个联合报纸专栏《千恩万谢》的作家，17年里一直向国内大约800家报纸提供稿件。这个专栏主要包括各地人士写信给他向他求助的信件；非常有吸引力。
之所以这个专栏非常有吸引力，是因为 Ross 有一种天赋，他可以直接看穿写信来的人——只需要阅读他们的来信，Ross 就可以知道他们是否诚实、或懒惰、或仅仅是在乞讨。而他也总是运用他的智慧去回复——有时候还附带一张支票。他平均每星期给出120张支票。
17年里，他总共给出大约3000万元。
事实是，Ross 在刚开始的时候，只有200万元！
你从中看到了“布施定律”的运作实例了吧？
Ross 从200万美元的最初基金开始。你也许没有这么多钱，但道理是一样的。17年里 Ross 总共布施了3000万！
再一次，我们发现，布施确实导致获得。
想一想，你有没有经历过这样的事：你被请求为一个项目捐款，但你却看着瘪瘪的银行帐号，在是否布施的犹豫不决中痛苦折磨？很多人告诉我，他们都经历过类似的情景，但一旦下定决心做出捐献后，他们会很惊讶的发现，很快就会有一笔资金会从一个意想不到的地方来到面前，弥补上他们刚刚给出的那笔钱。
真实的情况是：如果你紧紧抓住你的钱，你可能反而有失去它的危险；相反地，如果你坚信，美好的事物总是流向乐于无条件地布施者，你就总会有足够的资金来满足你的需要。
Percy Ross 证明了这一点。他从200万美元开始他的慈善之路，但在17年的历程中，却捐献了3000万元！
我想念 Percy Ross。
但现在你可以成为另一个 Percy Ross。 |
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