When a house is aflame,
the vessel salvaged
is the one that will be of use,
not the one left there to burn.
So when the world is on fire
with aging & death,
you should salvage (your wealth) by giving:
What’s given is well salvaged.
When you’re restrained here
in body, speech, & awareness;
when you make merit while still alive:
That will be for your bliss after death.
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