Charity: generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless; benevolent feeling, esp. toward those in need or in disfavor; a charitable act or work; something given to a person or persons in need; alms
Donation: an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution; a gift, as to a fund; contribution
Generosity:
| 1. |
readiness or liberality in giving. |
| 2. |
freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character. |
| 3. |
a generous act: We thanked him for his many generosities. |
| 4. |
largeness or fullness; amplitude. |
Society:
| 1. |
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. |
| 2. |
a body of individuals living as members of a community; community. |
There simple words. If anyone who reads it and don’t get it by now, you must be a certified dumb-ass or monetary selfish.
Not so long ago….
I received a letter asking for donations from a society. Firstly, the letter they passed to me was addressed wrongly to. That is a big sore, if you’re not sure, they could just asked or double check with someone who knows better! That i can put aside but the fact that only selected people who are chosen were given the letter.
(i shall give you 1 minute to digest that part)
Firstly, i was awe at why i was one of the selected ones; however i there was this feeling of uneasiness, something is not right. I could not put a finger on what was the uneasiness about because i believe that sometimes we must give the benefit of the doubt until recently, all suspicion were confirm.
The letters were given to selected people who are “orang-orang kaya” (wealthy people), words spat out from the horse itself with no butter coating!
Now if you ask me what’s wrong, one word: UNFAIR! If this matter was weigh upon the justice scale, it will tip to one side.
Who was the idiot who came out with the idea? Who was the bigger idiot who approve the idea?!!
Blinded by money fools.
Donations given cannot be judge by the amount receive, no amount can be too small. For all donations come from the generosity of the giver. Asking for charity is expecting to receive alms from others generosity, it is not targeting the rich for money with expectations there.
The difference of a society or a well known charity organizer organizing a charity fund or raising funds is:
1) Society cannot be bias when asking for donations. What makes you think the poor will not give any donations or the rich to give some donation?
2) Well Known Charity Organizer are professionals (like the one in KennySia- SCCS )have a target to achieve usually they invite well known celebrities to help them raised funds or they specifically send a email or snail mail to ask some well known wealthy figure for donations.
Student body have no right to determined who is to be selected or not selected to ask for donations. By singling out the rich and the poor is an outcry of DISCRIMINATION! Even in primary school or secondary school, no student were even taunted in such manner when there was the Jagathon Card Money Collection.
People under the student body are equals, everyone should get the letter of asking donation from their parents. If i am a somebody working and sort of wealthy and was approached with such letter, i won’t be taking any offences. However, if anyone begs to differ with me please mail the letter to my parents personally and make sure it’s to addressed properly… even if it is done that way i think i turn the letter to shreds!
I’ve the right mind to turn the letter into ashes but let not put the effort of detailed typing into waste…
Generosity of others comes from the heart, no matter big or small amount it all counts!
hey verbatimcries,
well i have read your blog,
you said that you ever went to cafe royal?is the owner female? i’m not sure, i just wanna prove that the owner like a boy? but she’s female? oh no,, she’s my rival i think hehehhehe
can you email me?
thanks a lot
ROYAL CAFE, Jln. Merbabu, 21
The first time i visited *click on * Royal Priesthood Cafe was on the new year’s eve 08, it was a pouring one. My friends and i were sloshing all the way there… they were probably half swearing for making them walk somewhat far. Iron Chef and I stumbled on this rather cool ‘makan’ spot by accident. Guess it was the night of Xmas when J.C lead us there after lingering at Ijen Catholic Church (hehe). ” Wei, new eating-makan spot in Malang!”, that’s what we said, and decided to tak a look and report back to our friends later on. We were greeted by this woman, whom i assume was the owner because she sat behind the paying counter and she was so nice! =) Nice people are hard to forget.
:: Ijen Church during Xmas 07 ::
Back then, the food menu were not many and most dishes were beef base, not many choices for my Hindu friends and some of my Buddhist friends who does not take beef due to religios reasons. To the Hindus the cows are their sacred animal, to some Buuddhist who prays to the Goddess of Mercy they too don’t consume beef. However, i got to say the name of their dishes are very intriguing!
Hei! Did i mention the atmosphere of the place was good??!!! The soft lighting used definitely help create the nice atmosphere. Their dining style is Al-fresco and they have a room for those who wants to host a mini party!! They have a mini bookstore that sells christian songs, books and some de-stress hand balls =) lots of cute accessories there too
Nearly one year later…
So back in November 24th 2008 i think… someone asked me where should they host a private party? Jeng… Jeng… Jeng… I reccomended RPC! (Probably sounds like i’m bragging here just in case Aka reads this! I’m not, merely telling the truth.)
A mismatch party was held! We had a great time in that private room and the service was great!