When we cast our bread upon the waters we can presume that someone dow…

Maya Angelou
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When we cast our bread upon the waters we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from the grantor's gift. ✨ Maya Angelou (2011). Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, p.10, Bantam
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When we cast our bread upon the waters we can presume that someone downstream whose face we will never know will benefit from our action, as we who are downstream from another will profit from the grantor's gift. ✨ Maya Angelou (2011). Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, p.10, Bantam

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