Hellow Steemit Fellows!
I learned from the best about helping the needy. I have been encountering many good people in my life who are willing to help others while they themselves are helpless. I've been on Steemit for 11 moons and I saw many steemians who always love to share their fortunes and experiences in life, whether it is through their posts, contests, games, comments and wallet!
In the real life, I've seen the man I love shared anything he has with those who seek for helps from him and never refused them no matter the situation is. While other people (I heard it from the talks at the shop) is trying many ways to be able not to have to pay the parking fee, I saw My Man gave the illegal parking men more than the common fees. it's a bit "hurting" me until I understand the reason is, LOL.
Someone from Venezuela reached me on discord yesterday, asking for 1-2 steem to buy food for the family. He told me he's a good artist and quite good on art and writing too. so I made a short check after I sent him 2 steem. I check on his wallet and He's been having donation from good people on Steemit, some memo included in the donation, for his mother, for science, for buying paper and things, but then he asked me (I won't say he cornered me with his situation because I have that steem and why bother to help when you have a chance?).
I have many friends from Venezuela on Steemit, I understand the situation in that country from watching the news on TV which always about the crisis in several countries in the world. But finding someone uses the discord to reach other for food? that's a new experience for me. 2 Steem equal to 40-50 cents USD and He told me it is enough to buy foods. He has a bank account and still have time reaching people to help by using the free computer form his friends cybercafe. it just doesn't make sense for me now, but then I remember something in my past.
I was once had no home to live, but I have a job. I refused to accept money from my parents because My Father already retired and He has 6 more children who needed his financial support more than me. I think I've lived like that since I was in university, but I'm surrounded by many gorgeous friends who understand me and always willing to help without asking for any helps (They knew that I'd better do something for them before accepting the helps).
I will never asked for anything if I didn't know how to give it back in returns. Because I don't want to be Indebted.
It was in 1998-1999 when My Country faced the biggest crisis in history after 53 years as an Independent Republic. Born in and as an Achenese, one of the ethnics in Indonesia, I learned many things about our great history before The Republic proclaimed in 1945. I heard many stories from My Parents and My Qur'an teacher about how they survived in the worst situation during the Independence War and early years after Independence Days.
- Eating your food quickly and don't waste your food.
- Help your parents in the household chores and take care of your little sisters and brothers
- Makes friends No enemies
- Respect the Elder and Love the Younger
- Be kind and Honest, No lies accepted
- Don't Cheat and Panick, Behave yourself because everything has solution.
- Be patience and makes no assumption
I heard all the advises many times and repeat to myself until today. Nobody gonna believe me that I was once sleeping without eating anything because nothing left when I want to eat and I just swallowed the sea salt as my breakfast, lunch and dinner. I learned that people not dying because of hunger, but because the failures of some internal organs in our body to keep the life metabolism functioning due to lack of important elements from foods.
As a Muslim, I was taught to be someone who lives with dignity, have pride, never beg to human and do anything because of Allah if I want to have a beautiful life beyond the life in this world. Be kind to other creatures because you are a Human Being except to Evils! Because the true enemy in this life is the evils and our own greed. Well.. there's many ways to implement the principles of my religion in this life towards other different religions and nations too. But Cici, why does the terorism existed if your religion taught you to be kind towards other? I don't have good knowledges about them, but as far as I know, Terrorism is not one of the principles of Islam.
we're not supposed to be perfect for anything because we're already perfect for our nature. we're armored and weaponed with something wonderful and amazing things in our body by our Creator, The brain and the heart. We have a free will to do the best we can without hurting others. I still have many things to learn in this life, I need to walk in other's shoes if I want to understand their life.
