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Duty and pleasure

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Published by Rhiannonw on April 30, 2012 - 16:10
from the ABC set Miscellaneous

When is a duty a pleasure,
a delightful endeavour?
When the recipient’s a treasure,
loving, and kind, and you gain
such a warm overflowing rich measure
of encouragements, joys that remain.

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Sooz006 | April 30, 2012 - 16:15

This is sweet. And true, if somebody you love asks you to do something, it's not so much a chore if you care about them.

Rhiannonw | April 30, 2012 - 16:22

and it's a prompt to us if we need to be helped, not to be ungracious about it! I know some who get so upset and worried about taking my time, it gets very uncomfortable, and difficult, but others who give so much, you feel so glad to visit, or do a job, and I and can honestly tell them they give me pleasure. And thank you for your comment.
Rhiannon

Esther | April 30, 2012 - 16:34

I feel that in giving we receive so much more;lovely poem.

Rhiannonw | April 30, 2012 - 17:18

Thank you, Esther;
Rhiannon