You may be moved by the plight of those less fortunate than yourself and want to use your time, energy, and money to support a charitable cause you believe in. Your need to give something back to your community or to the world may be rooted in a desire to accrue good karma. Whatever motivates your kindheartedness, you will likely find that others are wonderfully appreciative of your efforts. As you come to understand the suffering much of humanity must deal with every day, your perception of your own circumstances may change. The care and sympathy with which you offer your services today will likely be a testament to your cognizance of your own abundance.
Helping others allows us to put aside our own cares and concerns for a time because in giving to others, we come to realize that many of the challenges we are facing are minor in comparison. We can easily talk ourselves into believing that our problems are far direr than they actually are. When we work with people in need, we give ourselves the gift of a clearer perspective and a means to truly comprehend the relative severity of the issues affecting us. As we spend more time among those whose lives have been marked by poverty, tragedy, or suffering, we begin to see that just as we are capable of making a difference in the lives of others, so too are we capable of enacting positive change in our own. The benevolence with which you interact with others today will help you see that you are strong and capable.
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