You might be recognizing the hardships that most people in this world endure, and as a result you could find it easier to be charitable today. It might be that you realize you are fortunate enough to have every basic necessity taken care of and that by helping another person you are taking one step toward seeing that everyone in this world is cared for. Perhaps this would be a good time to think of giving not in terms of you having more than someone else but instead as an act of sharing what belongs to you with another person. Whenever you notice that a person around you needs something today you can think of your contribution to them as something that simply eases their burden a little more. Seen in this way, your gift is not charity but a way to lend a helping hand to someone else in order to better the world around you.

True benevolence happens when we see others who may not have as much as us as equals. If we view our giving in terms of our own ability to use our gifts to their fullest--such as in terms of talent, time, or material fortune--we see that we are taking a different approach to offering help to another person. By thinking of your assistance to others as a way to share your blessings today, you will cultivate a worldview that is based on a stronger sense of equity and compassion.