If you have a lot of money, would you like to help the poor? Why? How?

I was working as a trainer of youth in youth clubs of Bangalore and I have seen the poorest of the poor and their living conditions. I also got engaged in social work uplifting the poor. Now I am busy with my own business, a part of the income is donated to charity. If I find time, I go for distribution of some useful articles to the poorest of the poor with the help of voluntary organisation. The situation can be improved, if we increase the purchasing power of these people by providing jobs.

It’s a human nature to be kind hearted and sympathetic. Though some environmental factors may modify to some extend. If I were to have a lot of money surely I’ll donate it to help the poor. With small amount of money we still can donate an affordable sum to the needed. If everyone does donate a little bit, this will accumulate to a considerable sum. We can accumulate the public effort and assistance to help those badly needed groups. I agree to provide education other than merely money to the children of the poor. As to teach a person how to fish is better than to give him fish.

If I have a lot of money, I will not help the poor. Because I don't know how much money is a lot. There'r too many poor people in the world. I will not be able to save them all. This is the world. There'r the rich and the poor. No matter how advanced the world becomes. There would be rich and poor relatively.This is the destiny.All things existing must have its reason to be there. All the above r on the basis of hypothesis. I'm dreaming of a lot of money. Dream's always opposite to reality. And the words r reverse of my real thinking as well.I will help the poor only if I see them just as Buddhism calls for.All living r equal.

Of course I do.They are the group of people who need the most help.I will teach a few of them by myself.If I have enough money,I will give them much food,enough education and enough medical care.

if i have a lot of money i would first put up a school for the indigent families. and concentrate on those real intellectuals. they sure are the future of the world. then create jobs for their families. keep them posted and see how they are doing. actually,it's not just the money. but the attitude and dedication of oneself to improve their lives.

YEah I would like to help other people, when I would have a lot of money.But I think each of us can help, even if we don't have a lot of money, if each of us would do only a little bit, we can save a lot of children.i am sure only volnteering could help a lot of children and it doesn't cost anything, but I undesratnd also we have to live from something. I am not sure i would be rich one day , but still want adopt one of the child who has no family and no parents.there are so many children out there with no family and if I could change at least one life, my life would have sense. Yeah how you said education is important for children to teach them how to take care of themself when they grow -up.I think the first think would be invest to a education.

That is such a nice thought, william! When I was much younger I used to think that money is a futile thing and intrinsic, abstract things like love, humanity and thoughtfulness is everything in life. But soon I realise money is very important and without money we cannot chase our dreams, without money we die an unhappy man. So, now I want money. Money gives me a power the power to give it away and live my dreams. Willliam, India is a poor country where the bulk live in dire penury. So, I think the first thing I want to do is to ensure F O O D and S H E L T E R to them. Once they know that they do not have to worry about their food, I am sure it will be easier to teach them, educate them and make them conscious to do productive things to help fight their status. I really appreciate your idea William. We really need to develop schooling in the remote areas to make them aware of what is happening around and how they could benefit from it all... Now, this is getting long but Its hard to stop. There are so many things to discuss and most importantly actually to execute those!! I wish we all could live our dreams. Good luck!

Even if I don,t have a lot of money, always try to give. At my job we can give a small part of our pay weekly to an organism. last year I was giving .50 for every pay and this year 1$. It,s a way for me to help :)

You have such a noble idea in your mind and i wish you get a lot of money and proceed with this great help.In my country there are more number of people living below the poverty line. I always have this in my mind to help people with whatever i can.with my present capacity i help those people by donating clothes and basic necessities needed. If i have lot of money defintely i will set up a organisation through which i will help children to study,young men and women to learn some work so that they can stand in their own legs.

I will surely help the poor. In my present financial stability, I dont' think I can help them, yet I do my best to give. Most of the time I give to charity and churches. It is very fulfilling to be able to help others. Right now I am helping my self to be able to earn more in the future. It is my way of wanting to earn more just as to wanting to give and share more!

Hi, Money is really needed for this, if possible open as much a units and agencies all over the world to give more standardised living atmosphere for these poor. More emphasis given to basic needs like food, shelter, education, so on. These poverty I hope is mostly lack of proper education and unemployment. If educated properly put them in proper jobs. For this the money is needed most to make more job situations and eliminaton of unemployment.

Hi william. If I've got lots of money, the first group of people that I will certainly help, are the children. You asked why. First of all, I can't imagine my own son going hungry, with tattered clothes and if barely have any clothing at all, nowhere decent enough to sleep on, and using the bad things out there just so they won't have to feel the hunger and cold anymore. I'm talking about the simplest solvents they can find and inhale so they won't be able to feel the hunger pangs and they don't need to shiver from the cold. They don't deserve to go through this in such an early age. What they deserve is to experience the joy of being a child. There are many NGO's that help the children. If I have the money, I will certainly regularly give the money needed. And if I have endless supply of cash, I'll hire the necessary people that can help me take care of those children. Giving the best possible nurturing care that they need and deserve.

if i have lots of money,i really would like to help people who need.i would like to build a fund for students,who can pass the exams to college,but their family financial condition is not good enough to afford the tution fees.i would like to help old people or children homeless on the street......

It is my ultimate goal as soon as i earn and posess big sum of money. To help the poorest of the poor. I came there. I used to be one of them. Now that I am living a regular life and aiming to uplift more my plight, the poor are part of my intentions. I want to be rich because of them. I want to share to them whatever blessing will come or be showered to me.

We do not have alot of money but we do help the less fortunate in our area. There are many in our neighborhood who are below the poverty level. It just breaks my heart to see children or elderly going hungry or not getting warm enough in winter.

I will set up school and college for poor children. Do liason with companies and see to it that they get some job. If I have still more money, then a free hospital for the poor will be my next task.

If I have a lots of money I have so much in mind like you. One of that is helping the poor or the needy. Once my friend was confined in the public hospital and I was surprice that many of us was lack of money for there medical needs like medicines, laboratory test and many more many of them did not survive sad think but its the truth, and one more is like you education it's very important many of the street children did not go to school because of poverty they don't have money to go to school no money to but the school supplies that they need. I also want to help them by giving some job for the jobless so that they will also help thier families and love one to survive many more I have no enought time tell everything in my mind all that I know is I want to help if I got the chance to help....

do you help poor? how? financially? if you are helping a poor with financial support then you are doing very much wrong.Don't take it wrong, i have no intention of hurting your feeling, its what i think and experienced. i personally think that instead of helping them with financial support help them earn there own living. Hard work always pays. If you really wanna spend some money then spend it to get there children educated, spend it to buy them a good place to live. Giving them every time will make them ask for more and if also they ain't gonna ask still they will become depended on you. But of course you can do all these things if you have a lots of money. But if you have less money then i do suggest giving them to poor, but not with sympathy but with proud. coz you are doing something that the whole government couldn't. Thanks for the discussion its so nice to express my views. I hope you really meant to help poor.

Truthfullly, I belief in the concept of Giving. However, given the current scenarios on the rise of Charities con jobs, I think that it makes the public more cautious in giving away our hard earned money. Even if you do have a lot to spare, it is still hard earned unless of course you are a Mafia Boss then that would be Blood Sweat :) Sorry back to the point, IF I am rich, I would build Schools and Hospitals to 3rd grade countries which I belief my money is being spent wisely and meaningfully. Yes, I belief in Giving simply because of the simple theory "What Comes Around Goes Around" The Rich belief that as well, look at Warran Buffett, Bill Gates and etc... Thats just my 2 cent though David http://thehealthroom.blogspot.com

Why not? In such way I can share my happiness with others, I would get more than what I spent. So if I have lots of money. I will share it with the poor. To help someone such as who has no house to live or nothing to eat.Even someone who is in a terrible disease!