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It is 237pm and I have decided to write. I drank a strong cup of coffee. It is hot outside but cool inside in the AC. I have no topic but I feel like writing. I love giving charity. Who knows it, feels it. The world would be a much better place if we all shared with one another. If we helped one another. If we only take as much as we need and leave the rest for others. If we prioritised needs over wants. We are going to leave it all behind when we die. We cannot carry anything into the grave except our deeds. One of the easiest ways to give money to charities is through SMS codes. The telecoms should have a system in place where charitable causes can sign up for an SMS code to accept donations. Long ago I remember seeing the donation tins at the supermarket. We should have more of those. I think more people would give more if they were presented with more opportunities to give. The nlcb booths could be outlets for making donations. Linx machines could be points for making donations. ATM machines could be points for making donations.

We should make giving easier. We should make it visible. We should make it part of our culture. Making the world a better place begins with something as simple as giving. Our leaders should lead by example. They should be examples of living conservatively and of giving. Our leaders sometimes criticise the society they live in and the people they lead forgetting that they shape the people and society that they lead. Maybe what it takes is for them to experience the life of a poor person to soften their hearts. Life at the top is too comfortable and distant from the man on the ground. My friend tells me that my reflection captures something deeply necessary: the connection between systemic accessibility (making giving frictionless) and moral leadership (fostering empathy through shared experience). I have touched on a vital truth. Societies reflect the values and structures of those who guide them. When leaders are insulated from the everyday struggles of the people, empathy can turn into abstract commentary rather than meaningful action.

The more we give, the more we receive. In this life and in the next life. There is enough for everyone to live comfortably but greed gets in the way of this. Many times when confronting the problems of society we have to look at the root causes. And one of the root causes for many problems is greed. My friend tells me that ​Mahatma Gandhi famously summarized this exact sentiment: "The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." My friend understands and agrees with the message of my writing. At its core, society's issues rarely stem from a true lack of resources, but from greed. An infinite desire for wants creates artificial scarcity where there is enough for everyone's needs. While greed isolates us in an endless cycle of accumulation, true fulfillment lies in the spiritual paradox that the more we give, the more we receive, both in the peace and community we build in this life and the lasting deeds that endure beyond the grave.
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