When a person meets a beggar, the first and the fastest thing that comes to mind is, helping, giving and leaving i.e., donate and leave. And that is always the best way or that’s what we think is the best way. why not find where the problem is and seek to find an answer to what more can be done?
Should we stop giving because we are seeking to solve the problem to the core? No.
But we should never accept doing the same thing expecting change. As we live, may we focus and choose to give more with purpose. Not as people who give and go, but as those who wish to see more change in not only our lives but in others as well.
Life before
I lived in Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam before. As you walk from the Posta Area, City Centre to the Magogoni Area, where you find the ferry to cross to Kigamboni, you meet with a lot of disabled people begging. And even within the Ferry Station itself, you find a mother with 2 or 3 disabled children begging here. Another man there and another on another corner. Walking inside that station, which was mostly crowded as people waited for the ferry or Kivuko, you had to watch out as they sat on that floor begging.
3 years later, they were still there, begging. And still with the same schedule. Fridays and Sundays were good days to beg and collect. These were the days when there were many people who gave. The Kigamboni area was usually crowded due to the beaches on weekends. Also, the Muslim population was high thus zakat. The beggars used this opportunity to collect as much as they could.
As one who believes in giving, it was a heartbreaking sight, seeing and knowing nothing had been done.
Reminder I in Purposeful Giving
Back to Ibrahim’s story, I am reminded of the Good Neighbours Story in the Bible. One that Jesus told the expert of law who tried to justify himself. The story is in Luke 10:25-37. What I was reminded of was not the fact that it was about love. It was not about entering the kingdom of God, being a Levi or Jew or Samaritan either. But it was about what the Samaritan did to the man who fell into the hands of robbers. The one who was left half dead.
From verses 33 to 35 is where the focus and a greater lesson is.
If you missed my last post on a miracle, you can read here and learn more about giving.
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