Sunday, December 14, 2014

17 myths of charity

the world is full of pain, sorrow, suffering, misery, trouble.....

many of these problems, especially in the third world countries are for the lack of funds. we often look towards govts for this financial support. govts often cite the excuse of lack of funds. but we all forget that the funds govt is talking about is actually nothing but the tax paid by the millions. therefore, we forget the power of the common people......we all....we all are those millions who fund the govts, armies etc.....then why can't we fund the help our fellow suffering humans need? let us not underestimate our ability.

in every religion including hinduism, sikhism,islam, christianity, buddhism and all other great religions of the world, there is a provision of contributing a percentage of one's earnings towards the help of the needy.

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this article is dedicated to Bobby (Sarabjeet Singh), my friend in Shimla who has and is inspiring hundred and thousands of persons to come forward and extend a helping hand to those who are in need.

he has been running a dead body van in shimla free-of-cost since long time. 24x7, 365 days he is available at the beck of a call to reach anywhere in shimla and around to serve and carry the dead body of any departed soul of any religion, caste, creed, background.....for their last rights.

and recently, he took another initiative which has caught our imagination my storm. he, alongwith his spirited and dedicated friends of shimla and beyond, with the help of the CM and the concerned authorities, started serving free tea and biscuits for all poor patients/attendants in the local cancer hospital every morning 7 to 8 am. to this, he added serving free rice & dal every evening from 7 to 8pm. everyday expense is coming out to be rs.4000-5000 serving approx 200 people in morning as well as evening.....all free of cost. initially, i thought, will there be anyone who would be needing this? are there so poor people in the capital who would be needing this?......but then, when i saw and heard the response, i was shaken to the roots. i came to know that people from all corners of the state were bringing their loved ones suffering from cancer to this state hospital. many of these were very poor. though the govt is giving them free treatment, some medicines are so costly that what to talk of it! this free morning evening free service is a blessing for those broken, poor souls!

no wonder , Bobby has named his NGO (Almighty Blessings)

Bobby's cell no. is 094180-61000.

there must be many Bobby's in your city. support them. if there aren't any as yet, be one.

like me, you might be having many apprehensions, inertia stopping you from taking that first step in this noble cause.

following are some of the myths, inhibitions, inertia dead weights.
i hope this helps in identifying and blasting away those excuses and propels u in helping fellow humans....let's make this planet a better place to live.

and in the words of Dr.Pramod Batra

"kii farak painda (what difference will it make?) v/s bot farak painda (it will make a difference)

(even i thought for once....what difference this article will make? but Dr.Batra's words pushed me to write it....bot farak painda!!! just like Bobby, i can, i thought, trigger my stranger friends far and wide, thru social media........and make a difference. over to you!!!)


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17 myths of charity
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* only rich can do charity

= not true. how many rich have i seen who don't, won't and can't give and help! and how many "not so rich" and "not apparently rich" have i seen who have been helping!

my definition of being rich is simple - the one who give are rich and the one's who can't are not.....irrespective of their net worth. period.



* charity has to be big

= not true.sometimes all a man or woman or child out there in the winter needs is a cup of tea and a few biscuits! don't harbour inhibitions. start with whatever u can, whatever they need.



* "what will i get"

= if u r serious with that question.....do it and find out. answers will shake u, rejouvenate u! but for heavens sake, do it.



* "i don't have a reason to do it"

= but they have a reason to need your help. pl help.



* charity is for the successful who have "arrived"

= u will never be that much "successful" and that much "arrived" if you have seeds of discontentment......u will always be discontented and will keep postponing the help u could always give. "arrive" right now and make somebody's day!


* charity is for "someday" in future

= somebody's today wants that "someday" to be this very day! pl help.



* one needs a platform to do charity

= if u see a good platform, get on board, get associated. but if don't see one, make one. and if even that seems difficult, start without that. earth u r standing on is enough of platform to do what u can.


* "i find nobody needing my help"

= don't see, watch. don't hear, listen.....feel.....everyone needs help.



* i don't have money

= then give love, empathy, emotional support, physical help.....whatever.....u r very rich.......money is just one parameter of being rich.



* charity is promotion of begging

= use ur head and emotional intelligence to spot the difference. but don't stop.



* "will i get 80G (tax rebate) on it?"

= don't know. but definitely 80B (Blessings) and 80S (Solace)



* i can't afford to give

= if u can afford that smartphone and gprs and cigarrete and pizza and shoe and jacket and all that.......u can surely afford some iota more. rethink.



* it will be misused

= use ur head, crosscheck, verify....but for heavens sake don't stop. there are many like u who are honest to the bones! support them. join them.



* "somebody" should do it

= "i" is that "somebody"



* charity begins at home

= it definitely shouldn't stop there. and if Almighty is a father figure, who isn't in ur family.



* i didn't get help when i needed

= now, set the example. be different. make sure the one who is looking upto you doesn't say that.forgive and help.



* enough of it has already been done

= no, not enough. the world is waiting.


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i hereby, pledge, to donate all my share trading profits (besides dasvandh from my salary) to the cause taken by Bobby and alike. i earn enough from my salary to support me and my family and live a happy satvik life.

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