It’s a relief to have a relief project
Lately, I have been entwined with relief projects dedicated in displaying benevolence to some aspects of the Filipino community. Yes, I know it’s not something to brag about, but for the purpose of public interest, it really is something to tell about. Many people understand that misfortune happens to everyone. No exception. Even the wealthiest in the world can boil down to ground zero when bankruptcy takes its final say.
Last September of 2009, supertyphoon Ondoy hit the Philippines and wiped away the laughters of most Filipinos living within the northern Luzon and other areas in the archipelago.
Pinoy vs Ondoy (Image courtesy of Kuwait Times, September 2009)
Nature’s vicious hands lashed on the unsuspecting humans and some of us think there is nothing we can do about it. Probably wrong, though. As palmists reveal one’s “future” from one’s own hands, catastrophes deliver messages with their own hands: Use your hands to post your reply. Be generous. Develop a helping hand. Work hand in hand. And so and so… No matter how you tag and describe charity works, e.g. kindness, benevolence, philanthropy, etc. etc. etc., we, as subordinates of a society, are equally socially responsible to our neighbours’ welfare. Helping is not a kind of reward we give for other people’s benefit. It is an obligation and not a privilege. And whether I convinced you enough to share what you have to the victims of typhoon Ondoy, through these words, I have fulfilled my duty to the society.
