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 A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. Jack London (1876-1916)
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Yes, true charity is from your want, not from your surplus.
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I agree Carmelo. This is a good quote from Jack London and from you!
"He who never made a mistake never made a discovery." Samuel Smiles
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I seriously disagree, with these comments.
The definition from Mr London would pre-clude most active Charities in Australia.
We don't need any more people living on the streets, sharing a blanket. If 'Sydney City Mission' patrols the streets of Sydney,of a night, giving out blankets and hot soup. They don't need or expect someone that is also homeless to do it.
No, It is the volunteers and the people that donate, that provide the money to pay for that blanket, and that soup.
Lofty words, as per Mr London don't get the job done.
It is the fund raisers, volunteers, sponsors and donations that keep the financial wheels turning, in all our charities.
Meels on wheels, Legacy, RSL, RSL women's Auxiliary, Spastic Centre, House with no steps, Royal Guide Dogs,Red Cross, Counrty Womens Association, Cripples Childrens Fund, Royal Blind Society, Can Assist(cancer support for country people) The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Care Flight.
These are the active charities in my country town, and I have probably forgotten some.
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If i remember,in the bible, Charity begins at home. in any case the word has been mis-translated from the ancient greek in the King James version as the word caritas means love!
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That is a thought provoking post Tovarish. Are all charitable contributions “equal” or not. If someone with a great deal of wealth donates $10.00 to charity and someone else, who is barley getting by, donates $10.00, it is still a $10.00 contribution. It may be insignificant to one yet substantial to the other. And when one donates time and effort to charity does it matter if one volunteer is retired and really does not have pressing time constraints and another has a full-time job and small children at home? The end results may be the same but is it more “charitable” for one than the other?
"He who never made a mistake never made a discovery." Samuel Smiles
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Way to go, MarySM. 
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Jack London knows exactly of whom he was referring this to because I feel this way too, that because I don’t have much to give than I am not giving at all but only if I have in excess. I understand now that charity is when you don’t have much but you still share however, what do you call when a rich person gives charity in good heart?
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Carmelo wrote:Yes, true charity is from your want, not from your surplus. I like the way you've put it, but i'm not sure i'd entirely agree. Charity is often from the surplus but it must never be from your waste/garbage/ unwanted effects. The charity you advocate is, Carmelo, without a doubt, of a superior kind.
"To see a world in a grain of sand And a Heaven in a wild flower..." ~William Blake
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That's NOT charity it is stupid.
I am carrying my heart~I am carrying my rhythm~I am carrying my prayers~But you can't kill my spirit~It's soaring and strong (Paula Cole's Me Lyrics)***We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We ARE spirtual beings having a human experience.(T.deChardin)***There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)
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so feed to each other, it is give and take.   
Cynthia Bernadette Sha'aouni
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The quote by Jack London appears to mean the same as this one. "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you maybe the world" (quote: Bill Wilson)
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This quote has absolutely no place in reality. Think about it. If EVERYONE stopped giving to the poor - EXCEPT those who were equally misfortunate, then there would be very little given.
Of course it's charity, whether it's given from the heart or given for a tax deduction. Either way, the poor will benefit.
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"He gives the poor man twice as much good who gives quickly" - Syrus
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Trust a Countryboy to see things clearly.
I have always worked for charities, when I had a business, as Mary said, I could only manage time around my family, but I was still working for charities in a more limited capacity.
Now I am retired and it is pretty much 24/7.There is a definite gap in the age or the charity workers, it seems to have gone out of fashion.
I am not speaking of the philosophy of charity, I am referring to hands on charity, volunteering and raising funds so these wonderful groups can continue. We will take all the donations we can get, and in financial hardship times, one of the first things people cut back is donations.
My daughter works for Mission Australia, I work for the RSL Women's Auxiliaries,my husband works for Legacy, all as volunteers. Then we starting on the Voluntary Sporting Groups. Never a bored moment in this house.
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