Here’s to the free giver
The one who volunteers
Time, money, resources
With no expectation in return
Except for personal gratification
To foster the next generation
Or simply to reduce taxes
Market norms accelerate
The behavior towards the gift
But the brightest gift of all
Is when it is freely given
The beauty rests not with the recipient
But in the ability of the giver to do so
The fulfillment through any other means
More costly than imagined
For a price tag eludes
That feeling earned
That feeling that comes
From the smile of a child
Or the passing of wisdom
From the enabling of passion
Or the betterment of the world
Here’s to the free giver
So wired to bequeath
Here’s to the free society
So crafted to enable
No other investment
Yields such high return
As that
Of the free giver