Does it feel good when you help someone out? Does it feel good to know that you were able to be there for somebody when they needed it most, even if you don't know who they are?
That's what charity is - charity does not necessarily mean spending money to give to the poor. Charity can mean just being available to the public. Charity is the means of voluntary giving help to those in need. Charity is one humanitarian act of temporal principle. In general, helping others can decrease the amount of stress you may have simply because you took it out of yourself to make someone elses day feel better, which in turn, may make your day feel like heaven.
Sikh Religion preaches help for the poor and tolerance for others but now a new study has provided fresh evidence that it can also make people more generous in their everyday lives.
According to a recent study & research done by BBC, it has been found that amongst all the religious groups, Sikhs preach about making charity and practice it the most. BBC considered Sikhs as "The Most Generous Community." The study included a sample of almost 3000 people of all faiths and it was recorded that almost all the Sikhs had given money as a part of charity last month.
But of late, such charities made by Sikhs are often leading to ostentation which primarily involves serving lavish food as Langar (free food served to visitors) during the special events of ‘Nagar Kirtan’ (Sikh custom involving the processional singing of holy hymns throughout a community). This has become a show-off platform of egos and money power.
Charity for some Sikhs also meant mindless spending on Gold ‘Palkis’ (palanquin) for the living Shabad Guru (The Guru in the form of divine Word) that says “Gold is all waste/rubbish”. Sadly, charity for some also means building more and more ‘Gurdwaras’ (Sikh Temples) just because of some ideological clashes with some group or individuals. Also, it means spending on wasteful decorations and marbles in Gurdwaras.
Only if all this could have gone into creating Educational and Medical Infrastructure for the community. One prime example that comes to mind is that GHPS - Guru Harkrishan Public Schools run by the DSGMC require around Rs. 10 crores to turn them around and pay-off or lay-off excess Teachers and pay the rest as per sixth pay commission. And DSGMC and the Sikh community in November 2013 spent Rs. 18 crores on a 12 hour extravaganza called Nagar Kirtan.
Time to Think! Isn’t it?
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