Share a Dream or Two
By Alina Popescu on Jul 9, 2007 in Tags & Memes
A new tag, from Mig who got it from Jen.
I could talk about my dreams of writing a book, of traveling and writing travel articles and taking lots of beautiful photos, about my dreams of having my own company to work from, of not being bound to an office 9 hours per day…
But this time, I’ll share a different vision with you. And I’ll start with a secret: whenever I see an old person or a child begging, skinny and with saddened eyes, I feel terrible. Some I help, others I just bump into at the wrong time. But do I really help them by giving some money? Money is spent in a blink of an eye. And we all know all beggars pay their dues to certain persons living off their backs!
So I wish there was something more I could do. I’d love to help build some kind of NGO specializing in finding a home and in securing a future for some people. Or at least a few peaceful years before their death. At this time, I really haven’t got enough money to make a difference, but I’d gladly offer my time and all my available skills. I’d also love to see the Church jumping in, instead of thinking of megalomaniac cathedrals to shadow all other buildings. I know there is a need for more churches. All those available are full. But is it really the biggest need the Church’s input should sooth? I doubt it…
I do have a general distrust for Romanian NGOs. I haven’t heard of one doing just what I mentioned. Which does not mean they do not exist. It only means their image did not penetrate my reality. So do they need help promoting themselves? Do you know of any such NGOs that you trust would do the right thing, here, in Romania?
Now to tag you. Well if you happen to read this post, consider yourselves tagged!
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Thank you so much for sharing such lovely thoughts and participating in my meme to hold a vision of goodness.
I believe the more we all hold the very real possibility of a healed world, the more it will become a reality!
Blessings and peace to you,
Jennifer
Jennifer | Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
Alina, you are an inspiration. You are wonderful
and I am ready to jin your dream. Let’s see what we can do together to
help those in need. I have a blog, called rounite where I have my novel
now. I am ready to delete that content and use the blog space for
charity: make a Google AdSense account for this cause, create a special
PayPal donate button and find a way to make people help you raise the
money you need to start. What do you think? If you make this a school
project… it will work. We need to come up with a plan. Maybe after
you finish your studies you’ll have time to analyze the real situation
and focus on something concrete?
Mihaela Lica | Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
Well… I don’t think they all want to be
“saved”… some of them you may have to save by force… I do have a
very bad opinion concerning beggars, it comes with the years I’ve spent
frequently traveling by subway… They are businessmen, exploiting your
need to feel like you are a good person, generous, merciful… that’s
all.
NetBoy | Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
Hi Jen, thank you for your kind words. It was
NetBoy, 5 year olds or people well in their 60s or 70s are not exactly
indeed a very interesting meme. Mig, thank you so much for your help
and ideas! I would like to allot more time to this after finishing the
two degrees. I was thinking about doing a little research on the
existing NGOs and closing a partnership with them. Then only donate for
a specific project that I’d also offer assistance for. I am sure we
could work out something if we try
businessmen. I know there are business men behind them and that some
are there with a specific goal, not out of need. But this is not the
case for all of them. To establish the circumstances, you need a social
investigation. It can be done and you can choose to only help those who
really need it.
Alina Popescu | Jul 10, 2007 | Reply