Imagine a world where we all get to help each other. I mean, imagine a world. Where no one has to complain about the hardships in the economy and so on.
We all agreed that we are the government, and we do not expect the government to come down from their places to start feeding each and every one of us. Sometimes, when we all abuse the government, I do shake my head because, believe me, we have also lost it. We stop doing the little things we need to do for people.
We all know how hard the economy is. The best we could all do to help each other is to give charity. What do I mean by that? Our family should be our responsibility. Our community should be our responsibility, and our friends should also be our responsibility.
Only if we all know that we have responsibilities to take care of will we know that the meaning of charity begins at home.
Back in some years, I could remember very well how we relate to our neighbors. I meant, we are both doing different religions. And believe me, that wasn't a barrier between the two of us. I could remember that when it's their time for celebration, they will bring out a big boul, and we all eat together. My parents will eat with their parents, and we, the children, will also eat together. You will hardly even know who is among us. This is because we all do it as one. Imagine being that good to your neighbors. Only if we didn't cook, and my mom cooks most times.
There is absolutely nothing that we cook that we won't cook ourselves. In fact, at some point, you will not know who gave birth to me or their children.
This wasn't because they couldn't afford what to eat, or because we couldn't afford what to eat. We are just showing love to each other. I believe the word charity begins at home and starts with us. If you are not good with your family or your neighbors, how on earth did you want to be good to the communities?
We all forgot we had a role to play. I understand that helping people can be so funny sometimes; I've had some cases. But that doesn't mean I would stop helping.
Let me give an instance. I was going out yesterday, and I saw a boy crying so hard. A lady was asking the mother what happened to the boy. And the woman responded that the boy is hungry; he wants to eat bread, but he couldn't afford it at the moment. I can hear this clearly because we were in the same place.
I was able to place an order for what I needed to buy. And I remembered that, if this little boy can be this hungry and we are neighbors, my responsibility is to make sure I look after my neighbor's. I immediately bought two pieces of bread and handed them over to the boy. Guess what? He stopped crying immediately, the woman was also happy, and I was also happy I came at the right time.
Here is my point: if we all could be there to some extent for people, we would have fewer people suffering. I strongly believe food is very important. Some people are so wicked, and they started treating people so badly. At some point, I didn't blame them. I blame their parents, who do not teach and show their children how to love their neighbors.
Charity truly begins at home; know your responsibilities as a human, and then everything will fall back to its place.
This is my entry to #Inleoprompt for July.
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indeed charity begins with us, let's not wait for the government, let's be our own help first.
You got it right, dear it's nice to see you here.
Love is a beautiful thing and very important in every neighbourhood, street, city and just everywhere.
You can't love your neighbor if you dont love yourself enough.
!CHARY:5 + The authors direct action in buying bread for a hungry boy, which immediately stopped his crying, is a charitable act that warrants a medium-level CHARY score. Although the scope of the aid is limited to a single individual and there is no specific proof or evidence provided, the authors immediate response to help someone in need demonstrates a sense of responsibility and empathy.
!CHARY:5 + The authors direct action in buying bread for a hungry boy, which immediately stopped his crying, is a charitable act that warrants a medium-level CHARY score. Although the scope of the aid is limited to a single individual and there is no specific proof or evidence provided, the authors immediate response to help someone in need demonstrates a sense of responsibility and empathy.