“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it”
— John D. Rockefeller
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Simplified Meaning:
When you give help to someone, it should aim to make them able to stand on their own in the future. Just giving money or food isn't enough if the person keeps needing more help. Think about teaching someone to fish. If you keep giving them fish every day, they will always depend on you. But if you teach them how to fish, they can feed themselves forever. This kind of help is much more valuable because it makes the person strong and self-reliant. So, whenever you help someone, try to do it in a way that helps them learn skills, find work, or solve their own problems, so that they won't need your help forever.
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Altruism Charity Community Empowerment Independence Long-term impact Self-reliance Self-sufficiency Support Sustainability
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