bird on a wire

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He said to me, you must not ask for so much.
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried to me, hey, why not ask for more?

~Leonard Cohen

So who do you listen to? The spiritual view would say to pay attention to the beggar though it's clear that more people tend to listen to the pretty woman. (I guess I'm not the only sucker for a pretty face...)

I'm inclined to believe that both have their place.