I was blessed with a dream sent from Heaven on High - and so I know. The poorest man is he who, with avarice, guards the gold-hoard and regards his fellow man with suspicion and scorn. Charity by giving gold will not suffice; giving a gold piece to a leper, while loathing the sight of him, is not charity at all. Men are known to slay one another for far less than a gold piece. True charity comes from within he who delights in others, who fills the cups of his brothers and sisters even as he drinks from his own. The richest is the one who knows this - and his or her wealth is an everlasting summer of the soul, which no winter can wither.
And this is one of the Secrets of the Grail. Glorious deeds of arms will avail thee not in attaining the Sacred Vessel of Our Lord. Not the resources of earthly wealth nor a bloodline of noble bearing bring thee closer - these gain thee not a glimpse.
The Grail is everywhere - and yet it is nowhere. Those whose hands, hearts, and minds toil vainly beyond the Grace and Blessing of our Almighty Father in Heaven will seek fruitlessly until the days of their lives are spent utterly.
But those who see need not seek at all - and the fires in their hearths burn all the brighter, all the warmer in their halls, for, having taken joy of others, they have already partaken from His Heavenly Chalice - and know a happiness that outspans the sorrows and injustices of this world.
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It is quite true that youth may overtake one's own mind with dreams of heroism. This may leave you with a fist of might but a cold heart. I feel that if we learned to value one another over the honor given through battle, the battle would not be so much honorable. Not to say I scorn those who's ideals differ from my own, but rather that if they had more cared for Our Father's honor than the honor won in battle, perhaps the Grail which they quest for would become known. It may not be that the Grail is a coveted chalice but rather the Grail could prove to be the knowledge found in caring for one another. As Sir Launfal notes, men are known to slay one another for far less than a gold piece and that is the problem. We must all learn that the honor received from the Almighty Father and those we hold dear to us is far greater than that won through malice.
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