It's time to change the charity approach

Money is the most important thing for any person, and a person’s power is mostly determined by that person’s money in most cases. The more money one has, the more influence the person can create. That’s the reason people are running after money crazily, and I think there is nothing to blame them for, as I also feel chasing money like that is justifiable as long as we are not harming others. At present, because of high inflation, most of us are struggling, and it’s not so easy to cope with the current situation.

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In such a time, giving anyone financial help as well as charity is quite difficult, as we are also suffering for it. But in one of my recent posts, I already said that charity is indeed related to money, but it is most related to people’s mindset. If one person has the mindset for charity, he will do it even if the amount is little, but having huge amounts of money won’t ensure one person will do charity if the person has no mindset to help. Some may refuse to believe that, but it won’t change reality. Whatever, have you ever thought about the negative consequences of charity? You must be thinking what the negative consequences can be, right? In that case, allow me to share my thoughts.

I have seen many beggars who have healthy bodies and can work for earnings, but instead of working, they choose to beg. It seems like they choose begging as their profession. I don’t appreciate such thoughts. So, whenever I give money to anyone, the person should not be capable of working for some serious reason. I have seen that some beggars become unhappy when someone gives them little money only. I have also seen that some of them choose to refuse when the money is little. They are begging, and I think it’s one kind of shameful thing unless the person does it for not having any alternative way, and they can be arrogant to refuse the people who are giving less money. I feel that they don’t deserve to be arrogant because it doesn’t suit what they are doing.

How much money I want to give them totally depends on me, and as long as I have the mentality to give something, it must be for my good intentions, as I will do it according to my capability. How can I give more when I am also struggling? I feel those arrogant people should be beaten hard if they act in that way because I don’t think they need any help. But because of their arrogance, many people with limited capabilities may choose not to show their good intentions to those who actually need help. In my county, witnessing a quarrel just for giving little money is not surprising. So, it’s also kind of a negative side of charity. So, it’s better to know who actually deserves the funds of charity, no matter if it’s little or huge.

People are already suffering, and if they have the intention to help others, it should be appreciated even if the amount is little. If most people stop doing charity work, many will suffer for sure, especially those for whom little help matters.
As at present, it is chaotic, and most people can’t afford to help too much. So, I think that money can’t help too much in case of charity. We may need to change our strategy if we want to help those who need it. Why not help people learn some handy skills through which they can earn some money. At most, we can assist a few till they become capable of earning by themselves, but after that, we don’t need to help them. In fact, they can help others and be an inspiration to others. With our limited resources, we can only assist a few, but those few will inspire some more people to be self-dependent, and it will work like a chain. Even if it takes a long time, it will be effective in my opinion if we consider it in the long term, and it will be a permanent solution. We just need to widen our vision and make efforts to start the process.