If you have spare change...
This is a public service announcement. You have been warned :)
This posting is dedicated to my good friend (you know who you are) with the best of intention. I am compelled to write this message after an outing with this good friend of mine. Of late he has been doing very well at office and has been amply rewarded financially for his good work.
Of course I do not know the extent of his good fortune until he bought a PRADA accesssory that resembles a deer horn (looks like a skeletal hand to me!). The (plastic?) item (about 6 cm long) was to be hung around a bag (PRADA bag?) or around your jeans etc. The 'deer horn' costs something like S$500.
I was appalled. To me this was a totally unecessary purchase cos if you do have excess money or have funds over and above what is needed for a decent /comfortable living (clearly my friend does if he could splurge S$500 on a 'deer horn') then I think it is our responsibility to at least give back to the world some of our good fortune. I told my friend exactly what I thought. I felt that it was irresponsible if we do not share some of our good fortune with the world when we clearly have more than enough.
If you have spare change, do spare a thought for the less fortunate. Too many unfortunate and terrible things are happening in this world. You can do your part to alleviate some of the sufferings in this world.
You can make a difference. No amount is too little nor any effort too small. I will leave you with the Starfish story. Maybe you remember it:
A small boy was running along a beach after a great storm which had washed up thousands upon thousands of starfish. He picked up as many as he could, one by one, throwing them back into the sea to save their lives.
An old man, watching this, waited until the boy was close enough and then asked:
"What are you doing?"
"I'm putting the starfish back," replied the boy, "or they will die."
"Why bother?" said the man, "the few you manage to save out of so many cannot possibly make much difference."
The boy looked at the man as only a child can, stooped down and picked up another starfish and threw it purposefully into the sea. "It will make a difference to that one," he said.
Sharing your good fortune is just a click away. Look to my LINKS (on the right) for some possible sites (United Nation World Food Program, Red Cross,. Sponsor a child etc) for you to share with the world the many blessings that you have received.
Do the right thing. It's a good feeling being able to help others, not to mention the good KARMA you'll receive :)
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give" Winston Churchill
Take care & GOD Bless
PS: Do check out the Charity Navigator website (see LINKS) to find out the best bang for your donation money.
This posting is dedicated to my good friend (you know who you are) with the best of intention. I am compelled to write this message after an outing with this good friend of mine. Of late he has been doing very well at office and has been amply rewarded financially for his good work.
Of course I do not know the extent of his good fortune until he bought a PRADA accesssory that resembles a deer horn (looks like a skeletal hand to me!). The (plastic?) item (about 6 cm long) was to be hung around a bag (PRADA bag?) or around your jeans etc. The 'deer horn' costs something like S$500.
I was appalled. To me this was a totally unecessary purchase cos if you do have excess money or have funds over and above what is needed for a decent /comfortable living (clearly my friend does if he could splurge S$500 on a 'deer horn') then I think it is our responsibility to at least give back to the world some of our good fortune. I told my friend exactly what I thought. I felt that it was irresponsible if we do not share some of our good fortune with the world when we clearly have more than enough.
If you have spare change, do spare a thought for the less fortunate. Too many unfortunate and terrible things are happening in this world. You can do your part to alleviate some of the sufferings in this world.
You can make a difference. No amount is too little nor any effort too small. I will leave you with the Starfish story. Maybe you remember it:
A small boy was running along a beach after a great storm which had washed up thousands upon thousands of starfish. He picked up as many as he could, one by one, throwing them back into the sea to save their lives.
An old man, watching this, waited until the boy was close enough and then asked:
"What are you doing?"
"I'm putting the starfish back," replied the boy, "or they will die."
"Why bother?" said the man, "the few you manage to save out of so many cannot possibly make much difference."
The boy looked at the man as only a child can, stooped down and picked up another starfish and threw it purposefully into the sea. "It will make a difference to that one," he said.
Sharing your good fortune is just a click away. Look to my LINKS (on the right) for some possible sites (United Nation World Food Program, Red Cross,. Sponsor a child etc) for you to share with the world the many blessings that you have received.
Do the right thing. It's a good feeling being able to help others, not to mention the good KARMA you'll receive :)
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give" Winston Churchill
Take care & GOD Bless
PS: Do check out the Charity Navigator website (see LINKS) to find out the best bang for your donation money.
posted by Roslan Shamsuddin at 5:43 PM
1 Comments:
Nice advocacy! There's a joy in giving. The smiles you see in their faces when these less fortunate ones have received your donations whether in kind or money will make a difference, the memories are precious and priceless! By Tanuki
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