Hi Ed, Claire, Wichuda and everyone! I look up to people like Tanya Pinto who lives outside India but don't forget her hometown and go back there to help her 'brothers' in order to make them feel they have a better future. Claire pointed out one important point, helping other doesn't necessarily requires you money, but your attention and a strong-willed behaviour.
Claire, I can imagine how hard was for you to spend your vacation in a prison. I'm really impressed with your courage. After one action like that you turn out to see the world from a different angle, don't you? Wichuda, in my opinion you have already shared valuable things like donating clothes and some money. Just by looking after them and making some effort to come through on those who need support is valuable and remarkable for those who receive it. My family also give away some clothes, sneakers and other things that can be worth for those who need. See you Oshiro On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:37 AM, claire <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Ed Gail and all the rest, > > I gladly finished reading those 2 articles... > > Pln mentioned once in her post that she believes in 'Live and help > live' instead of 'Live and let live.' > > I agree with her as the first is far more active and meaningful than > the latter,don't you think? > > Charity doesn't have to be involved with money. > If you donate your time helping others to improve anything in their > life is considered a good-will gesture to me,too. > > For instance,those like Ed,Anu,Pablo,Pln,Oshiro,Rocha,Briana,Josney > and etc who take their time and efforts to help us improve our English > are angels to me!!!:) > > One thing though.When some charity workers or volunteers don't have a > healthy attitudes towards their work or the people they help,they can > hurt feelings of those in need instead of helping them. > > When we help others,we need to forget about our self-ego and be > humble.Some I noticed are rather arrogant or appear superior to the > poor or the needed which is no better than committing a crime to me...: > ( > > How did I know this?:) > My first volunteer work was spending my summer vacation at a prison > for juvenile de linquent at the university... > If you don't put yourself in their shoe to identify their problems or > difficulties in life,how can you help them go back to the society? > I felt quite frustrated and discouraged after the 1st week because I > failed their expectations...:( > > Everyone can do anything to make the world a better place,and one > should start from keeping oneself strong and fit mentally and > physically first. > > My 2 cents again! > > Wonderful weekend,everyone!:) > God bless us all. > Claire > > > On Aug 11, 8:19 am, Wichuda Satidporn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with this statements. Basically, I believe in virtue followed by > the > > religious. Every religious teach us to share love, caring, including a > > good wish to other people. At least, an easy way to help a person has > > a better life such. > > > > As we have learnt from news,Salt Lake City, Utah has many volunteers to > > dedicate their valuable time also few costs to help people. I guarantee > that > > Utahn would have many volunteers because I have been here and got their > > helping to have my better life. They are such generous people. Of course, > I > > learnt alot from their sharing. Presently, I can share a few of my money > or > > cloths for donations. In the future, I wish I could do share the valuable > > things to others. > > However, most volunteers are retirements and youths. I accept that they > have > > different objectives to do volunteer activities. Some group would kill > their > > time after retirement. They might want to have sociable activities. On > the > > other hand, some volunteers would want to have an experience. > > > > Lastly, l believe that sharing would help humans to stop greediness. In > > addition to help people in the world has such a good place. > > That is my opinion. > > > > Take care, > > Wichuda > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Eduardo Costa <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Do you agree that charity begins at home and everyone can do something > to > > > help make this world a better place ? > > > Give you opinion. > > > > > Discussion on News > > > > > Charity Begins at Home (text) > > >http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2009/08/06/charity-begins-at-home/ > > > > > Making a Difference (text and mp3) > > >http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2009-08-09-voa2.cfm > > > > > "Even if you are not a celebrity, if you are not rich, if you are not > > > famous, you can do something to help make this world a better place." > > > TANYA PINTO > > > > > Ed. > > > Group Administrator > > > > > Note: "Discussion on News" is a weekly message where you can improve > your > > > english showing your view point about news.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". 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