One small MESSAGE on the eve of MAY DAY!
By mdchennai
@mdchennai (2129)
India
April 29, 2007 6:25am CST
As we all know that MAY DAY is celebrated as the day for the labourers and workers. The main reason for celebrating this day is that everyone should remember that in every thing that we use, every eatables that we eat has a labour behind it. We should understand the pain that they take for us to enjoy it. I am happy that a seperate day is alloted to remember and salute them. We all are very grateful to those people.
One more thing i would like to share here. I believe that most of the users here in myLot will be from a well settled/financially sound family. We spend money for so many things, but have we ever spent money for someone who needs it really. Have we ever contributed to some organisation which looks after the poor children and provides them education, which looks after the physically disabled people. I am sure most of us dont do it.
Well i do it. I take some percentage of my salary and give it as alms. I am not boasting about me, but i want even others to start doing it. There are many grand parents over here, i am small in age when compared to them, but i dont think that there is anything wrong in sharing a good thought.
We post discussions on the daily happenings in our life. But if we post some discussion in which others are benefited then it will be a blessing for them!
Oops, i started this discussion with "one small message" but i think i have made it a big one.
Sorry to cheat you people :(
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6 responses
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
1 May 07
Thank you very much for telling what May Day is about. I was taught in grammar school, but had forgotten. I also know that at the end of April, We have usually earned enough to pay off our taxes for the year, and the rest of the years earnings is what we have left. It is 'our' money. So this is an excellent time to start giving.
I give 50% of my time to the girl scouts. Next year I will lead 2 troops, and assist with another. I am a very busy person!
We do community service as a troop, and at home. My daughter and her best friend both had over 40 hours in about 10 months. I do not track mine. But I have done 3 over nighters and another on the way. I give a lot of time.
Money i do not have a lot of, though. I often buy things for the troop instead of spending their money. That really adds up to a lot.
I would help any friend in need and am a bank to my son, or so he thinks!LOL. i go out of my way to help others even if it costs me a little bit of money
Thank you for posting this. I do thing people should give what they can, be it time, or money.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
2 May 07
Thank you I love to help others. It is what god wants us to do.
I am not sure, but I would have but something like:
May Day, What are you doing for the day?
Do you help others?
May Day, Do you celebrate?
Easy to answer titles do give the chance that others will answer that question only, but you do get more responses. I think the first 3 lines that show on the dis. list are the 'catchers' Make those 3 grab the person and want more info.
The best advice I can give you is to pick good friends that respond to your threads as well as others that you like their topics so you have common interests.
Good luck in all that you do!
@mdchennai (2129)
• India
1 May 07
Thats great to hear this from you. You are helpful to others in so many ways. I am really happy that there are people like you who spend their precious time in serving others. May God give time to everyone so that they too do something for the needy ones :)
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@mdchennai (2129)
• India
1 May 07
I just wanted to ask you one question. You started one discussion saying that the good discussions dont recieve many responses. It hardly recieves one or two responses. You also said that the reason may be that the title of the discussion is not attractive.
Now i want to ask you, whether the title of this discussion is not attractive? Why dont i get many responses?
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@touchnshine (2821)
• India
29 Apr 07
Dear mdchennai
That's good to know that you have a lot of knowledge regarding May Day .. for me .. I am still a kid to know that but dear thanks a lot for sharing.. it increases my knowledge.. and it's really nice to hear that you give some percentage of your salary to the needy people .. your discussion is really motivating others to do it as well.. for me .. it has really motivated me .. Thank u so much for this discussion :)
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@mdchennai (2129)
• India
30 Apr 07
Thanks for your appreciation touchshine, but then what is the use of this discussion. Only when it is viewed, read by many and implemented it will have some use. I have experienced this even before, whenever i start discussion like this, i hardly recieve any responses :(
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@touchnshine (2821)
• India
30 Apr 07
Dear Ismail
I totally agree with you .. and even your post has motivated me to do some good to the needy persons :)
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@mdchennai (2129)
• India
30 Apr 07
I am very much excited to hear this from you. Atleast one member from myLot has been motivated from this discussion :)
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@timou87 (1638)
• Singapore
1 May 07
quite the small message you have there :) but i think many people would appreciate the good intentions of your actions and i appluad you, and likewise i think we should all appreciate the work and efforts of the labour force in the development of our societies
@mdchennai (2129)
• India
1 May 07
LOL! I know that i started this discussion saying that it is a smal message but then i have typed a long one. Anyway i appreciate your patience to read the whole message. Thanks for responding :)
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
30 Apr 07
I am not financially well off and it is I that needs financially help at this time, that is why I am here on my lot.
But though I cannot give money I give of myself all the time and have done that all of my life.
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@mdchennai (2129)
• India
30 Apr 07
That great to hear it from you. I pray that all of your financial problems comes to an end soon and God fills your life with happiness :)
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@subathra (3519)
• India
30 Apr 07
Hey, you have posted a valuable suggestion & great one too.Its good to note that young people like you are motivated towards helping others.I have also seen many of my friends travelling long to visit some old age homes spend time with them and donate whatever they can.
since its quite far , i acculumate old clothes, money from my known people and family and contribute to this old age home.
Otherthan that i try to help out disabled people whenever i find them in roads.
well may day is a remembrance day for laboureres who put much hard work.Definitly we should salute them and mark this day as respect to them.
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@mdchennai (2129)
• India
30 Apr 07
Thanks for your appreciation. Well, i am happy that there are many young people like me who come forward to help out the needy ones. It is also good to hear that you too help the people in some way or the other. I pray that God will create this feeling in everyones heart and will make all the people in this world happy :)
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@g3n3j0rd (721)
• Philippines
30 Apr 07
Thanks for the enlightening meaning of labor day. I've never seen it that way before. I'm also touched by your concern to other people. the Lord said, if you have done these things (giving alms or help) to least of my brethren, you have done them to me. You're great, keep it up!
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@mdchennai (2129)
• India
1 May 07
Welcome friend. I am really happy to see that my discussion has been noticed atleast by few. Usually in such discussions i hardly recieve any response :(
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