On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Deepa Mohan <mohande...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan <che...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > Yes, I do prefer sending money directly to causes I hold dear to my heart > - > > stuffing my face with luxury while imagining I am helping the poor will > > just > > make me feel like a hypocrite. > > > > Well...Cheeni...I would disagree with some of that (though not all, because > I too would feel that way.) When someone pays Rs.3000 a pop, they are not > imagining they are helping..they ARE helping. The imagination statement was an oblique reference to the mind trickery at play - I have to disagree with Suresh, it is mind trickery if you need to be pampered to tickle some kindness out of your heart. That is a cold cold heart. It isn't that hard to donate for a worthy cause voluntarily. Yes, there are some people who demand their pound of flesh even when helping someone in need, I just don't respect them very much. Cheeni > Even if I send my money > directly to such an organization, a similar percentage of it might go for > such fundraising events. I have come to learn that donations that are > "feted" are as important as "anonymous" donations, and the funds are > usually > worth the effort. When I see the incredibly low budgets on which social > service initiatives operate...well..Rs.3000 goes quite a long way. So, they > are just two different ways of raising money; some people are comfortable > giving one way, others, in another. > > Whether the NGO we contribute to spends the money properly is, of course, > another matter. In Bihar, a few years ago, I was told that no dowry was > required for the bride, if she had started 8 or 10 NGO's! > > I am starting a registered trust to alleviate the overworked hardship of > the > vowels in the English language. W cn rgnz dnnrs fr fndrsng. > > Deepa. > -- Cheeni Q: Why is this email 5 sentences or fewer? A: http://five.sentenc.es/
