Is it possible, Venerable Sir, to point out a directly visible fruit of giving?
It is, Sīha,
(1) A donor, Sīha, a generous giver, is dear and agreeable to many people.
This is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(2) Again, wholesome persons go in large numbers to a donor, a generous giver.
This, too, is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(3) Again, a donor, a generous giver, acquires a wholesome reputation.
This, too, is a directly visible fruit of giving.
(4) Again, whatever assembly a donor, a generous giver, approaches whether of Khattiyas, Brāhmins, Householders, or Ascetics - he approaches it confidently and composed.
This too is a directly visible fruit of giving.