But you can do it.
Begin by giving away your old clothes. There may be people, poor relations, or some struggling mother of half-clad children, to whom your old garments will seem like new raiment, and to whom they will bring hope and happiness.
As a rule, it is not well to give people your discarded clothing.
It has a tendency to lower their self-respect and to make them look to you, instead of to themselves, for support.
It all depends upon whom the people are and how you do it.
If you can find employment for them, and arouse their hope and self-confidence and ambition, it is better than carloads of clothing or furniture or provisions.
But little children, suffering from cold, or hard-working, over-taxed men and women, will not be harmed, and may be temporarily cheered and encouraged by your gifts.
No matter if you still need your frayed-out garments—do not keep them.
Your thoughts of poverty and trouble have impregnated them so that you will continue to produce the same despondent mind stuff while you wear these garments.
Get rid of them, and believe that you are to soon procure fresh, becoming raiment.