So, my message is, yeah, give to charity. But don't feel virtuous about it. Don't congratulate yourself for being a good person. Have the insight to see how this giving represents a facet of the failure of society. The failure of capitalism. It's not a very positive message, this. One should feel dirty about it. The fact that one have what others don't and until some things are fixed, it is a necessary evil. And this is what I really detest about the Gates and Buffets. They are so god damn smug about it!! Gentlemen, wipe those fucking smiles off your faces! Suck on a lemon, or something.
Matthew 6:5-6 (New International Version) 5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
But I don't see helping a fellow man in need as something I should feel dirty about. And I don't see all charitable donations as filling in for state failures.
Charity in America
Charity, Solidarity & the L Word Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.
