tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345069859964317097.post807969137351993083..comments2024-01-04T18:56:47.125+08:00Comments on Financial Freedom: The Poor Around UsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345069859964317097.post-3279640464381008752009-12-30T23:56:04.674+08:002009-12-30T23:56:04.674+08:00I can't trust my own heart...
I just make it ...I can't trust my own heart...<br /><br />I just make it a point to buy all the tissue paper I can now.financialfreedomhttp://sgfinancialfreedom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345069859964317097.post-44294554913254703062009-06-29T02:05:40.988+08:002009-06-29T02:05:40.988+08:00Sometimes it seems that we are half-hearted in hel...Sometimes it seems that we are half-hearted in helping those needy people around us, because of many charity related "issues" now and then so we are kind of scared and afraid that the money we donate are going somewhere instead of the needy.<br /><br />So just trust your heart...Rolex Connoisseurhttp://watchfanatic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345069859964317097.post-78396979091946380582009-06-24T20:59:39.047+08:002009-06-24T20:59:39.047+08:00Hi MW,
Agreed. This misconception is perhaps tru...Hi MW,<br /><br />Agreed. This misconception is perhaps true in a certain sense. <br /><br />I myself am guilty of turning away lots of people who have asked for donations or who are asking me to buy tissue paper.<br /><br />The thing that I was wondering was this:<br /><br />Could I have inadvertently turned away some poor soul who really needs the money but who was rejected by me due to my perception of the poor?<br /><br />Did I turn away from some poor person who might really have needed that $2 to buy some food for himself/herself?<br /><br />I don't know and I guess this will not really change the way i react to them even in the near futureFinancial Freedomhttp://sgfinancialfreedom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345069859964317097.post-66298406706257337152009-06-23T11:28:30.800+08:002009-06-23T11:28:30.800+08:00Hi FF,
This misconception stems partly from the f...Hi FF,<br /><br />This misconception stems partly from the fact that some of the poor really DO end up the way they do because of poor financial discipline, or very bad habits. Thus, many people tend to use the same brush to tar the rest of the poor. It's the same with rich people too - we tend to assume certain things about how they made their money, but each may have very different methods and circumstances. I guess you can safely say "each case is unique" when referring to poor people as well, so we should exercise proper judgement and not label everyone the same way.<br /><br />I don't blame your wife for doing what she did, actually. My wife hesitates in buying tissue paper from those handicapped people selling them in hawker centres, because there are so many of them "operating" and you sometimes cannot tell if they are real or fakes. This has happened with so-called Buddhist monks as well. So it's not a case of not wanting to help, but I guess we want to make sure the assistance really hits home and goes where we wish for it to go.<br /><br />I have the same attitude towards donations too, as I always ask if the money goes directly to the recipients or to some Gold Tap ! Skepticism is healthy after the recent scandals involving charities, so I guess we also bring over our skepticism when it comes to helping people on the street.<br /><br />That said, I do feel personally that the Government could do more and extend their "safety net". There is definitely room for improvement with regards to our social welfare system.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MusicwhizMusicwhizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950754156386935254noreply@blogger.com