One thing we humans are all here for is to care for each other, love for humanity! While there are some humans who let greed or stinginess not allow them help, there are humans who are ready to give from the little they have. But then, there are also the ones who help because someone is looking at them or because they want to draw the attention of someone they are interested in.
These people get some satisfaction in doing charity when people watch and praise their actions, they feel this would prove that they are being good humans.
While there are many who intentionally showcase their charity actions to the public for selfish interests, there are some who really don't plan for it to be publicized but somehow people hear of it... Would we say these people do not have good intentions too?
I've once tried to think of the positivity in showcasing charity works to the public and I came up with a few. It may have been for a selfish interest on the person doing the charity part but it is also an avenue for other people to want to be of help in ways they never thought they can.
I've seen someone who became a giver because he saw a friend who keeps giving even when he has too little. The friend is someone who likes to give and talk about what he gave and how superior and happy he feels when he has something to give to anyone who comes to him. His intentions may be seen as both good and bad, something he can work on to make his charity habit better.
Showcasing charity work may hide the true intentions behind it but I think what matters most is that, the person or people giving has the intention to help another or others and that should be taken into consideration only. I do not care about people who try to show off their charity actions but I won't want to do that if I'm the one giving.
I remember a time one lady got a huge help from a church member, he was so clear to tell her not to let others know about what he did for her. But considering what he did for her, she couldn't keep quiet about it and kept spreading words about the great help the man has done for her and we all heard of how he didn't want people to know about it.
I found it both funny and suspicious, he may have wanted the woman to talk about it but had to say it like that or he really didn't want it at all but it happened. Such cases makes me just focus on the fact that the giver had it in his or her intentions to give, and that's fine. Showing off charity actions is almost like you wouldn't give if not for the cameras.
For me, the simple act of giving or helping another shouldn't be judged no matter how it is carried out because the intention is what matters and humans are different.
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