Charity is not money, it’s heart

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On February 16, 2007, the recently retired United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan held a charity dinner at a manor in Texas. Those invited to the dinner were all wealthy businessmen and celebrities. When a little girl named Lucy came to the manor with all her savings and asked to attend a charity dinner, she was stopped by the security guard. little lucy says: “Uncle, charity is not about money but your heart, right? ”Her words stunned the security guard. This sentence impressed Mr. Warren Buffett who was about to enter. He took little Lucy into the manor. The protagonist of the charity dinner that day was not Annan, the advocate, or Buffett, who donated 3 million US dollars, but little Lucy, who only donated 30 US dollars and 25 cents. The theme slogan of the dinner also became this sentence: “Charity is not about money, it is about the heart. ” What a pure and kind childlike heart! In little Lucy's heart, love does not matter how much or how little. Compared with 3 million US dollars, 30 US dollars and 25 cents is not worth mentioning. However, this is all that little Lucy has. She gives all her love without reservation! The security guard treats visitors based on their status, but little Lucy is able to act neither humble nor arrogant in front of the security guard because she thinks she is here to offer love. Love does not distinguish between rich and poor, and love is not measured by the amount of money. Giving love, as long as you do your best, is a righteous act. A kind heart knows no distinction between high and low. As long as you have sincere charity, your soul is noble. Coincidentally, there was a little boy. When the school asked for donations, his mother gave him five yuan. The little boy felt that he had not completed the task assigned by the teacher well because the school he attended was an "aristocratic school" and his classmates donated either fifty or one hundred yuan. When his mother saw what he was thinking, she raised his head and said this to him: “Don't bow your head. You must know that the family background of your classmates is either rich or noble. We must do what we can. The 5 yuan we donated is actually more than their 500 yuan. As a student, as long as you try your best to bring glory to the school with your own moral character and learning, you will be the best contribution to the school. ”His mother’s words gave the little boy the best education about money. When the little boy was faced with measuring one's "achievements" by money for the first time, it was his mother who made him understand the meaning of "donation" and his own unique value that others cannot "donate". When the teacher announced the class's fundraising results, the little boy kept raising his head and listening. Since then, the little boy has always raised his head as a human being in front of dignitaries, wealthy people and gentry. Yes, money cannot measure the height of the soul. With a pure heart, we don’t need to lower our noble heads ； With a pure heart, we don't need to be hunched over our backs. A noble mind and noble character are incomparable to any material conditions. As long as our hearts are holy, we can raise our heads and straighten our backs with confidence, because our hearts have the height they deserve and we have a clear conscience. It is the nobility of the soul that makes us stand up and be human. There once was a general who came from a devastated * * , when he stood on the street in the United States, many people maliciously asked him if he was Japanese, or deliberately asked him which country he was from. The general was very angry at being insulted like this, so he made a self-made sign and wrote the words "I am Chinese" on it with a brush and annotated it in English below. Then he wore the sign with his chest held high and walked through the crowd of onlookers with his head held high, showing the pride of the Chinese nation. He is General Ji Hongchang, the anti-Japanese patriotic general. The general expressed the bloody spirit of the Chinese people with his patriotic actions! Because he loves his motherland, because he firmly believes that the motherland will one day be strong, and because of his national pride, facing the insults from foreigners, the general does not have the slightest sense of national inferiority. Instead, his blood boils, and he bravely responds to the contempt of foreigners with actions, maintaining the noble integrity of the Chinese nation. The general's nobility comes from his love for the motherland and his national sentiment. Because of love, so proud. Because of pride, I hold my head high. Because you hold your head high, you are noble. Because they are noble, foreigners no longer dare to look down on the Chinese. The general's pride made the Chinese proud. This is a sense of national nobility that allows Chinese people to straighten their spines in front of foreigners. Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds. Throughout the ages, many people have been trapped in poverty but have not lost their lofty aspirations, have not changed their principles of life, and have not lost their noble hobbies. There is Yan Hui far away, with a ladle of food and a basket of drink. People can't bear their worries, but Hui "doesn't change their happiness." Recently, there was Liu Yuxi, who lived in a humble house. Although he ate vegetable roots, he still tasted sweet, and even though he wore cloth, his energy was strong. In contemporary times, Hong Zhanhui, a college student, took his adopted sister to study for 12 years. After his story was exposed by the media, many well-wishers wanted to donate money to him, but he refused to accept it. What keeps them from giving in to poverty? What keeps them optimistic in the quagmire of poverty? The reason why a person can be content with a poor situation without feeling the pain or changing his ambition is because they regard the pursuit of noble moral character as their life goal. When the fragrance of moral character is always in their hearts, their strength cannot be defeated by any difficulty. Although their status is humble, in people's hearts, their image is tall enough for everyone to look up to. Kindness, strength, loyalty, optimism, and self-confidence are the gems that build a noble soul. No matter whether you are rich or poor, whether you are powerful in the world or unknown, whether you are full of knowledge or illiterate, as long as you have them, you are a spiritual aristocrat. Have a noble soul, be a spiritual aristocrat, let your soul stand at a height higher than the world, let your soul stand majestically in the world, and write a capital person. Life will be more meaningful as a result.