SIR RICHARD MAITLAND, who lived in the 16th century, was an eminent judge who became blind at the age of sixty-five.

Thinking he could no longer practise law, and not yet ready to retire from a productive life, he turned to the study of – of all things – literature.

He then went on to make a name for himself as a poet.

Now, the good judge may have needed someone to write his poems down, and he probably never saw one of them in print, but not being able to see the end result of his endeavours did not stop him adding to the world’s store of beauty.

Nor should it stop us.

Too often people hestitate to help because they can’t see how it will all work out in the end.

Don’t let that concern you. If you have beauty, kindness or even poetry to give, then set it free in the world.

It will take care of itself from there.