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Meaning of the poem Buying and Selling by Khalil Gibran?
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The poem deals with integrity in the buying and selling of the produce of the earth.
A merchant asks about buying and selling, and Almustafa declares that people will not want provided that they know how to fill their hands. Exchanging the gifts of the earth brings abundance and satisfaction, provided it is done in love and justice. Otherwise, it results in greed and hunger. In the marketplace, farmers and artisans must ask the master spirit of the earth to sanctify the scales and allow no one to come in..emptyhanded..Such people should be told to work hard at producing what humanity needs. In a market the need of even the least person should be satisfied. Then only there will be peace and happiness on Earth. ( the spirit of the Earth will be satisfied.)