| Aug 13 2011 |
08/13/11
I thought that, while I was still at the computer, I would air a real annoyance !
Once, when I was a little flush, I responded to, and donated to ( in a small way ) a coupleof Charites; one was to a Catholic Order, who promised to say healing masses for a catholic friend of mine, who--in time--died after an heroic fight against cancer, and once, to 'Seeing Eyes For The Blind', whose contributions went to training, and providing companion dogs to the disabled. Both were--to me worthy causes.
However, once you make a contribution, no matter how small, they put you on a list, and forever after, bombard you with pleas for donations. And if that were not bad enough, they sell, or make available that list to countless other 'Charites', who also proceed to bombard you with donation requests.
Aside from bills, fully a third of my incoming mail now consists of this nonsense, and I have, by now, enough address labels, stickers, and notepads to last a lifetime. Now...if I bother at all, it is to peek into the larger envelopes, to see what they've sent me. And part of what really kills me, are the ones that can't even spell my name right.
And while some of these 'Charities' may be legitimate, I certainly have no way of knowing; all I do know is that I can't afford to give to everybody with a cause, and some causes are bizarre in the extreme. And while, on one hand, I generally enjoy looking at various, company catalogues that get sent me, as they require no in-depth thinking, and I now have the attention span of a gnat, these catalogues remain as 'wish books', of things I know I'll never be able to afford.
The constant harranging of unknown , so-called Charites just irk me. As I said, "Everybody has a need, and Everyone wants money". Contest, and, games-of-chance simply get ripped up.
Just yesteday, I received a come-along to fund physicians in foreign countries, to aid those in deserate need of medical care. Never mind the fact that some of these doctors use this as a paid vacation, and an enormous tax write-off. But I was moved to think: what about our own citizens, homeless and hungry, and without ready food, or medical care,who routinely die literally in the streets every day. What about their children ?
And while it may exist, how many doctors do you know who willingly throw open wide their doors, to take care of our sick without charge ? There aren't any that I know of. And with what our Government gladly pays in defence spending, or in supporting countries who truly hate us anyway, frankly, there should be NO homeless, starving people on our streets, who have NO care, and who have lost all hope. People who are in dire need of mental and/or physical care.
To me, every time a homeless person is found dead, lying in the streets, a tiny fragment of our Constitution and Bill of Rights is sadly ripped up, and thrown away. And, while I have yet to see a Charity concerned with them, such a charity WOULD be worth contributing to, even to the dollar or two I could send in.
Frankly, it both hurts my heart, and gives me an outraged Migraine. When I get my 'once-a-month' box of food from Volunteer Way, there are always things which I cannot use...but others can. So I divide up these offeings, keeping--really--very little. I then make a small pile of that which I know I will not use, and--for example--save them for my C.N.A. who is working full time, trying also to go to night school, who has two daughters and others to support. I also save for my dear cousin anything that has hot sauce in it, for I cannot tolerate it. But, HE can. And so, nothing is wasted ( save for those items whose 'sell by' dates have long expired,) These go into the trash, although I know there some who must eat anything that is delivered to them; they have no choice, but to risk food poisioning.
So...to all the supplecations, 'gimme's', and 'come alongs', I say, heal our own first, then, spread your talent out among the world.
Dear friends, as always, your kind remarks, comments, and crticisms as so important to me, for they inspire me to be a better person, and a more caring one. As always, my thanks and love to all, 'Zahc'
I thought that, while I was still at the computer, I would air a real annoyance !
Once, when I was a little flush, I responded to, and donated to ( in a small way ) a coupleof Charites; one was to a Catholic Order, who promised to say healing masses for a catholic friend of mine, who--in time--died after an heroic fight against cancer, and once, to 'Seeing Eyes For The Blind', whose contributions went to training, and providing companion dogs to the disabled. Both were--to me worthy causes.
However, once you make a contribution, no matter how small, they put you on a list, and forever after, bombard you with pleas for donations. And if that were not bad enough, they sell, or make available that list to countless other 'Charites', who also proceed to bombard you with donation requests.
Aside from bills, fully a third of my incoming mail now consists of this nonsense, and I have, by now, enough address labels, stickers, and notepads to last a lifetime. Now...if I bother at all, it is to peek into the larger envelopes, to see what they've sent me. And part of what really kills me, are the ones that can't even spell my name right.
And while some of these 'Charities' may be legitimate, I certainly have no way of knowing; all I do know is that I can't afford to give to everybody with a cause, and some causes are bizarre in the extreme. And while, on one hand, I generally enjoy looking at various, company catalogues that get sent me, as they require no in-depth thinking, and I now have the attention span of a gnat, these catalogues remain as 'wish books', of things I know I'll never be able to afford.
The constant harranging of unknown , so-called Charites just irk me. As I said, "Everybody has a need, and Everyone wants money". Contest, and, games-of-chance simply get ripped up.
Just yesteday, I received a come-along to fund physicians in foreign countries, to aid those in deserate need of medical care. Never mind the fact that some of these doctors use this as a paid vacation, and an enormous tax write-off. But I was moved to think: what about our own citizens, homeless and hungry, and without ready food, or medical care,who routinely die literally in the streets every day. What about their children ?
And while it may exist, how many doctors do you know who willingly throw open wide their doors, to take care of our sick without charge ? There aren't any that I know of. And with what our Government gladly pays in defence spending, or in supporting countries who truly hate us anyway, frankly, there should be NO homeless, starving people on our streets, who have NO care, and who have lost all hope. People who are in dire need of mental and/or physical care.
To me, every time a homeless person is found dead, lying in the streets, a tiny fragment of our Constitution and Bill of Rights is sadly ripped up, and thrown away. And, while I have yet to see a Charity concerned with them, such a charity WOULD be worth contributing to, even to the dollar or two I could send in.
Frankly, it both hurts my heart, and gives me an outraged Migraine. When I get my 'once-a-month' box of food from Volunteer Way, there are always things which I cannot use...but others can. So I divide up these offeings, keeping--really--very little. I then make a small pile of that which I know I will not use, and--for example--save them for my C.N.A. who is working full time, trying also to go to night school, who has two daughters and others to support. I also save for my dear cousin anything that has hot sauce in it, for I cannot tolerate it. But, HE can. And so, nothing is wasted ( save for those items whose 'sell by' dates have long expired,) These go into the trash, although I know there some who must eat anything that is delivered to them; they have no choice, but to risk food poisioning.
So...to all the supplecations, 'gimme's', and 'come alongs', I say, heal our own first, then, spread your talent out among the world.
Dear friends, as always, your kind remarks, comments, and crticisms as so important to me, for they inspire me to be a better person, and a more caring one. As always, my thanks and love to all, 'Zahc'
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