I am a gold lender because I own more gold than I can use in my own trade. I
The Richest Man in Babylon
desire my surplus gold to labor for others and thereby earn more gold. I do
not wish to take risk of losing my gold for I have labored much and denied
myself much to secure it. Therefore, I will no longer lend any of it where I am
not confident that it is safe and will be returned to me. Neither will I lend it
where I am not convinced that its earnings will be promptly paid to me.
This rule of only giving if your cup overflows can be applied to several aspects of life and not just money. I had to learn this the hard way. When loving someone and being loved by someone. A full cup should be the core of it all.
