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On the one side, I totally agree with you that it is what we offer with our own devotion. Where I live, there are people who have established their own independent to the government and other organisations communities and voluntarily offer to the society. Everybody offers what they can. Teachers teach their subjects to students, lawyers help sensitive groups such as the immigrants to solve their issues and not get exploited by the government, people who know about music, painting, martial arts, foreighn languages, theatre and so on, offer their own knowledge. Many times, they even organise nights when everybody who wants cooks something and people gather altogether to eat, chat, play music. This way people who can offer their cooking they do so, people who beed food they have it and they all enjoy the fellowship of each other.
....we should try to remember these virtues and what they stand for.The 4 worldly virtues: justice, bravery, wisdom and moderationand the 3 theological virtues: faith, love and hopeI don't want to preach to anybody, because I'm certainly not better that others, we all make mistakes and we will continue to do so in future, because we are only human. But if we would incorporate just a tiny little bit of what these virtues stand for into our lives, then this world would be a better place.....4 + 3 = 7
Quote from: "Ammun Horus"On the one side, I totally agree with you that it is what we offer with our own devotion. Where I live, there are people who have established their own independent to the government and other organisations communities and voluntarily offer to the society. Everybody offers what they can. Teachers teach their subjects to students, lawyers help sensitive groups such as the immigrants to solve their issues and not get exploited by the government, people who know about music, painting, martial arts, foreighn languages, theatre and so on, offer their own knowledge. Many times, they even organise nights when everybody who wants cooks something and people gather altogether to eat, chat, play music. This way people who can offer their cooking they do so, people who beed food they have it and they all enjoy the fellowship of each other.I couldn't stop smiling when i was reading it It's so beautiful when people help each other, aw it warms my heart! bearhug Thank you and wishingstar for sharing your thoughts and sharing your beautiful stories of how you are trying to help people!My experience in charity is not that great. The only thing i do is i give away clothes and toys for people who in need, that's all i can do for now, but one day i'm sure that i will help many many other people who need my help! But i will tell you a great story of how U.S government is actually helping afghan children in Kabul, Afghanistan.I was living in Kabul for almost 3 years with my family (my step father is still there) and me and one of my sisters went to International School of Kabul (ISK) which is completely supported by U.S government and donations. Well i think that this is the best school in the world, there were around 200 students (now even more) and we were all like a family there! Kids from all different countries got a chance to meet and become friends. Our teachers are all from America, amazing people, i love them dearly! Afghan children were studying for FREE, but children from other countries had too pay a fee but it was very fair fee. So all the kids who finished that school are now studying in universities all over the world (US, England, France, Australia etc) So the kids who had hardly any chances of having a good life or even be educated are now studying in Universities! This is what i call help, a great help for kids to build their future! Plus this school is doing all sorts of charity activities! I wish i could go back in time, it was the best time of my life! Here is a picture of me (3rd from the right) and my friends during PE class (Can't believe that it was 5 years ago) [attachment=1:13idxm5p]n608408466_1121610_1466.jpg[/attachment:13idxm5p]And here are children during Music class [attachment=0:13idxm5p]5571734548_8b557ecbf4.jpg[/attachment:13idxm5p]You can see some more pictures of children performing "Beauty and the Best" You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginMuch L.O.V.E to you all!!! bearhug
As for the school in Khabul, it is for sure that it helped families and children to organise and make better their lives after the war. But, and this is just a personal view, it is a bit naive to believe that all those kind of charities and donations from the U.S. are done on a good purpose. First, this country was attacked in the name of terrorism. Endless people killed, families destroyed, infrastructure and facilities destroyed and economic devastation and suffering, suffering, suffering. Then, most of the natural sources were and still are exploited mainly by American businessmen, who profit from a land which belongs only to its people. And then charities... I can only see this as a gesture of lying: "We devastated you, we killed you, we steal from you your wealth and all this because we love you. Do not oppose to us, we only care for you". Even if a tiny part of those people re-establishes its life, can the money given to help them be compared to the profit from petroleum corporations for instance? And when they study at universities, then they work for whom?L.O.V.E.