charity

i don’t feel much empathy to strangers. i don’t get moved by pictures of starving children to the level that would make me want to sponsor a kid. i feel sad for the penguins having survival problems in south america but i don’t feel inclined to adopt one. i feel somewhat repulsed by the homeless people, so i would not want to donate food. in addition, my corruptive mind thinks that a big portion of all the charity work goes to the pockets of the rich. my philosophy about charity used to be helping out the people i know that i like. you are doing charity work as long as you are helping out to at least one person. help can be different, it can be financial help, it can also be a mental help of some kind. the only problem here – strangers accept your help. the people you know may feel intimidated by your help. it could be harder for you to help the people you want to help. should that intimidate you?