Sympathy vs. Charity

Homeless_woman
When we see someone in need, who’s homeless for example, I think it’s wrong to automatically feel bad for them.

I think we’ve somehow come to believe that because a person is in need, they’re candidates for sympathy, not just charity.

We don’t just want to buy them groceries, we want to buy them dignity.

And yet, by judging them, we’re the ones taking away their dignity in the first place…

Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.