To do good

          If we want to change the world, we must help people and do good, regardless of who they are. If this mindset truly meant something to us, we probably would not suffer from wars and social inequality in the world. This phrase is simple, yet it carries clear truths and wisdom.
       Theory is one thing, and practise is another. Wisdom contained in a phrase remains just a phrase. This mantra is often repeated in religious meetings, while followers are inside their churches, but this feeling ends at the doorstep.
           Wisdom exists; however, few people really understand it.
          To do good, whether for ourselves or for others, it is important to understand what wisdom is. It’s an inner satisfaction that fulfils both body and soul, bringing a sense of pride when we do good.
        Goodness is a universal and simple feeling, but why is it so rarely practised? It sounds obvious and easy, yet it doesn’t happen as it should.
         The issue lies in the practise of goodness. When church services end, and people go outside, this aura of goodness vanishes into the air, like a wind carrying away forgotten promises. Of course, some people do good, but they are not the majority. If such behaviour were the norm, we would live in a different world.

BEYOND THE DOORSTEP: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN RELIGIOUS THEORY AND SOCIAL REALITY

       There are good people all over the world who go out into the streets to help those who are suffering from cold and hunger. For some individuals, this attitude is more about securing a place in heaven than helping those in need; it becomes a kind of spiritual bargain. Others, however, do good simply to help their neighbours, without expecting anything in return. Making justice and separating good from evil is God’s task; it is not the task of mere mortals.
          What would happen if we did not feel the need to “do good” and show kindness?
        Goodness cannot exist if we ignore social inequality and the struggles of the poor to survive. Some people praise meritocracy and this harmful way of labelling others as “losers” while still calling themselves “good people”. By the way, what would happen to these “good people” if there were no poor to help?
          We speak of goodness and forget evil, even though it can often be hidden within an atmosphere of virtue.
      We shouldn’t think in terms of charity, but in terms of eliminating the need for people to suffer. Goodness is crucial to human relationships. While groups of people taking to the streets to help those who are suffering from cold and hunger remain an incredible gesture, we must ask: why not build social conditions that make goodness the rule, rather than the exception?
        We have to understand that “doing good” can sometimes be a way of maintaining a level of poverty, so that “someone” in heaven can watch goodness in action. In doing so, we often fail to consider the opinion of those on the other side.

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