"It is the apathetic person that sees the cause
while the charitable person sees the need."
Shannon L. Alder
Throughout my career, I was forever hearing professionals say, "It has been that way for years and it is never going to change!" The word change can be very dramatic and costly, but also slight and unnoticeable. Life is more positive if we can see a cause and use our creativity to impact change no matter how small.
It is difficult to watch a family who does not have a Christmas tree, no presents, and the smallest amount of food. To instill hope, to teach trust, to offer human kindness helps to elevate the family who had found themselves at the very bottom.
Professionals would gather from a loving community of friends holiday trimmings, gifts, and food. It was easy to say these items were found as extras going to waste so that family would not feel like a charity case. Basic needs could usually be left without being noticed. Leaving surprises on door steps, then running away is not limited to a very few. Adults become loving children again extending such simple acts of kindness.
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