But then, what about scenarios of genuine act of charity? we have also seen cases when some people decides to fund orphanage homes as a show of goodwill, I'm talking of non-governmental organisations and individuals. We see them on the news as they dramatize the presentation of the gifts to the orphans. There is nothing wrong with that, it is probably the media just making the whole presentation news worthy or not. In this case, everyone will probably see it as a show of goodwill since they are not politically involved as far as the members of the public is concerned. We all applaud their goods deeds for those in need. The narrative changes when someone who is politically involved does the same thing, probably donate a large amount of money to orphanage homes or tools to empower the youths. Some people will definitely applaud the person's good deeds but there will always be others who would try as much as possible to change the narrative by adding the fact that the righteous deed was done to foster the host political career. The funny aspect of this is that, those criticizing the political figure might even have what it takes for donation but they chose criticism over righteous deeds. I'm not saying the person might not have another agenda behind his donation but let's pause for a sec and think about the good things the donation will do to the lives of the recipient. The orphanage for instance, Do you think those children would really care about the intention behind the donation? You might say that the political figure has taken advantage of their innocence. You might be right but you have forgotten that those children might have been suffering and that donation might be the only thing that ensures their survival. That donation you criticize the intention behind it might be the only solution that would make sure those children don't have to go to bed hungry. As long as the act of charity is not offered in an ill mannered way or depicts a dubious intention, as long as it remains within what is lawful, moral and of ethical conduct there is no reason why I would doubt the intention, there is no reason why the intention should have more importance than the act of charity. Am I in need of the charity or not, that is the question I would ask myself, if truly I'm, regardless of the person intention, as long as the charity is given through illegal means, I don't really care much about the person's intention. Does it not sound funny, for someone to be in need of help and find someone who is willing to offer it for free and yet we are still worried about their intention, to me it is a sign of mediocrity.
This write-up was inspired by weekly featured content titled Charity in hive learners community.
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