When I think about charity, I think about someone giving a large endowment to a public institution, or a donation made to an organization like the Salvation Army or Red Cross—those kinds of gifts that are meant to help those who are less fortunate. That’s met with approval by most everybody and is seen as a good thing. Giving is good because it means we are willing to sacrifice something of ourselves for someone else. However, there was something I watched recently that kind of changed my thinking on this topic.
I was watching a promo for a documentary about all the foreign aid that is sent to the continent of Africa. It’s not just limited to one specific country. Many countries in Africa receive some type of foreign aid, whether it be from governments, or corporations, or relief agencies. They receive help from all over. That’s generally seen as a positive—to give these countries a leg up. But the interesting thing was that this documentary was addressing the negative aspects of that. At first you might wonder about the negatives, or what they might be. But what this film promo went on to describe was how the massive influx of foreign aid, and the steady stream of it, had created this kind of culture of dependence within those nations. They had become so reliant on this help from all over that they had just come to expect it. And what this expectancy had created was a populace of inaction, or complacency. Since they knew they were going to get a large amount of money and items for free, they had failed to take any action for themselves. A welfare mindset had prevented them from creating an economy of their own. So there was a cycle of dependency where developed nations kept giving money because these nations didn’t have a developed economy, and these nations never developed an economy because the developed nations kept giving money. Once again, a negative feedback loop. But something has to stop this cycle or else it continues on without end.
A healthy diet may work slowly on the health, researcher viagra in uk came up with its mechanism. viagra overnight delivery The main difference, however, lies on the cost. We don’t take our health seriously and are making a cheapest price for viagra joke of it. The effects of Kamagra last for about 4 to 6 cialis 60mg hours.
Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone is also the hardest thing to do. Our parents did it on the day we left home. They let us go out into the cold dark world, knowing we’ll have to fend for ourselves. They could keep providing for us, but they also knew that we’ll never learn to do anything for ourselves. That’s the dilemma, and the decision, all parents face. There comes a point in giving where you cross over a line of helping that person to where you are now holding that person back. It often takes a personal judgment call to make that decision. But it has to be made. Someone has to say, “I could keep helping you, but if I do I will actually be hurting you.” Sometimes it happens to be the case that you have to ‘be cruel to be kind’.