Charitable Giving

Let's face it: times have changed and so have people. Today, the people, especially in America, have grown exceptionally self-centered and egoistical. Most of the people have become overly concerned about their needs and wants over anyone else's.

The people's attitudes have dramatically altered, and this new change has made people overly unconcerned with the outside world. However, should these new "attitudes" be an impediment amongst the welfare of disabled and underprivileged people? Should people, helpless and unable to earn their own bread be a target of such a gaffe? No; the deprived shall not be suppressed but instead be allowed to live life in a carousing manner. The charitable organizations have a right to change to match the rapidly flowing pace of the world. These organizations have a RIGHT to take every step necessary to help the needy, no matter what! In today's world very few are morally obliged to donate to a good cause, and if giving incentives is the sole way to attract these people, then there is nothing wrong with such an act of reciprocation.

First let's consider that not every human in the world is as righteous as Mother Teresa or compassionate as Dorothea Dix, as if it were so, there would be no hunger or poverty in the world. On a more rudimentary and curt note, it can be inferred that most of the people do not care about the sufferings of the underprivileged. Oh yes, there are definitely lots of people who look at television shows and newspaper statistics and express a sense of concern. But in true means such a concern is nothing more than sanctimoniousness. However, if customers are unwilling to buy a product do the companies just sit and wait for the people to get an urge? As obnoxious it may sound, it is a fact that charitable organizations although intended to be morally upright have no other alternative but to give in. These organizations ought to be like a business and try to attract its "customers" if it is to stay alive in today's world; and if giving incentives is the only way to attract these "customers", be it so. It is true that such a practice is typically gruesome, in the terms that it discourages the MORAL obligation behind this cause. But, on the other side of the case, it is also the most effective strategy. The act of giving incentives, either in the form of extra credit, money, gifts, or even fame attracts wide range of people. Children as young as five years old contribute to a noble and benevolent causes. In addition, adults of all ages, although mostly for personal reasons like fame and money, too participate in this practice and raise millions of dollars a year for charitable organizations.