Peace and Love
2006-07-12 05:07:06 · 13 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think you should give freely, with both hands.
We sure can take freely.
2006-07-12 05:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by gravelgertiesgems 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The modern version is to hand a check to a charitable organization and never ask what they did with the money.
And yes, if the organization is honorable, I do that. It's the closest I can come to anonymous giving, which is what the statement is saying God wants.
The reason for it is to keep you from patting yourself on your own back and prevent you from making others feel obligated to you for your generosity. We really DON'T need any more avenues for our pride.
2006-07-12 12:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by Granny Annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better keep your right hand on your pocketbook while your left hand does what it does best.
Giving.
And here I'm serious.
If you don't give (a damn, a word of encouragement, material help even if small) you are -in word-
U-S-E-L-E-S-S...
...in this time-space continuum, and you ain't buildin' up credits for the unavoidable trip to the next dimensuion either.
2006-07-12 12:18:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes that left hand says to keep because I don't have much but I just don't let it know what my right is doing. I like to give in to a charitable impulse. Makes me feel good and thanks for the question.
2006-07-12 12:13:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sue Chef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, for 2 very well-founded reasons:
1. humbleness - if you give, it is not nice to start boasting around with it, or just start enhancing your self-image
2. prevents envy - if you gave some with your left hand and gave some with your right hand... the ones who got something from one or the other will not start looking at each other and compare and eventually be jealous
2006-07-16 01:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by Hibernating Ladybird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the government out for every penny they can squeeze this is hard to do. Still I think it would be better if donations were disallowed so that giving would truly be an act of Charity,,
2006-07-12 12:11:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. And in case anyone doesn't understand what that statement means, it's being secretive about charity. Don't proclaim to the world that your giving donations or charity, because that's just seeking self praise, which is not what giving is all about.
2006-07-12 12:15:19 · answer #7 · answered by Mirror Muse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just means and this phrase is just used to illustrate that when u give in the charity give it without showing to the world and with true intension i.e. give such that not even your own body part knows it
2006-07-12 12:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by afiasan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Letting someone know is just seeking self praise.
2006-07-12 12:12:56 · answer #9 · answered by Retarded Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you pretty much have to if you want to give freely, otherwise it just hurts too much.
2006-07-12 12:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋