What is charity?

For thousands of years, charity is a kind of charity and a kind of benevolence. In other words, it uses money or material to give alms to others in order to gain a sense of love or evaluation in psychology, morality and reputation. Donors see it this way, and so do recipients. For example, in the past disaster years, the poor could not satisfy their hunger with grass roots and bark, so the rich set up tents and cooked porridge in cauldrons. Beggars are grateful for this, of course, and the porridge giver has the praise of "benevolence" and the reputation of "good man". In the past, people looked beautiful and noble, and even today's people can't say that it is not beautiful or noble, because it is good after all, but there is a touch of modesty in this kindness.

Today, charity has rejected the meaning of charity and condescending superiority. Today's charity is a bath of love and an incentive for the recipients to work hard. It can make the receiver see that he is concerned by others and society, feel a psychological sense of belonging and comfort, and thus strengthen himself. For the helper, it is an expression of love and a kind of self-improvement. Help-seekers can get a kind of psychological satisfaction, thus affirming their significance to others and society. In this way, charity is a realization of life value for people today. This is the essence of charity today.

There is a phenomenon, which should be a psychological problem. This phenomenon is simply as follows: First, people's happiness may come from taking or giving, but in comparison, the happiness gained by giving is greater than the happiness gained by asking. Second, it is the same as giving. The more you give, the greater your happiness.

For example, when you get on the bus and accidentally find yourself short of money, a stranger smiles and hands you a yuan to buy a ticket, which solves your urgent need. You must be very happy. This kind of happiness can be understood as small happiness. However, if, on the other hand, you give someone a dollar to buy a ticket instead of buying a ticket for others, then you will find that when you see the grateful eyes of others, your happiness will definitely exceed the former.

Of course, if you don't just give someone a dollar to buy a ticket, but for example, when you see a child in a sea of fire and his life is in danger, you risk rushing into the sea of fire and pick up the child to escape successfully ... then the feeling of happiness you feel inside will definitely not be comparable to giving someone a dollar.

In these two examples, the happiness you get by helping others comes from feeling useful to others, living a valuable life and expressing your love. This is called doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, and harvesting happiness. Therefore, charity is not simply giving, but giving and getting. The more you give, the more you get.