Charity

　　1.Charity is not giving gifts or doing a duty. It isnot doing something to get something in return.

　　2.Charity is spending time with an elderly, disabledperson or donating blood.

　　3.Three types of charity are monetary, physical and spiritual.

　　4.The steps in being charitable are seeing a need,deciding what to give and how to give it, and doing the good deed.

　　5.The reasons for being charitable are recognizing aproblem, caring about the problem, and wanting to do something about it.

　　The effects of being charitable are helping to relievethe problem, getting personal satisfaction, and working to eliminate theproblem.

　　6.Charity is similar to selfishness, both can bemotivated by a desire for recognition, and both can lead to feeling of accomplishment.

　　7.Charity is different from love, love has a greaterdegree of personal involvement, is more strongly motivated, and requires morecommitment.

　　Charity is much more than an occasional generous actof giving. Because most people believe that giving is the meaning of the word.Charity needs to be more clearly defined, It is not dropping off a bag of usedclothing at a local community centre. It is not buying a drink, one percent ofwhich price will go to the poor area. An important reason for giving charity isnot pressure but the personal desire to help others. A charitable person doesnot seek praise of reward but shows a genuine concern for all people. He or shegives time in addition to material items. Sharing a singing talent by teachinga young child is an example. Signing a form to donate vital organs after deathillustrates charity. It is also using occupational skills to help others – forexample, a lawyer giving free legal or a doctor free medical advice. So charityis caring enough about others to regularly share one’s assets – both monetaryand intangible.