wondering...

A very good question. One I have pondered upon quite many times. I find it easy to drop money to a poor person than to drop in the church. At the same time, I wonder if I am doing right or wrong. Giving them money so that they can eat or allowing them to remain in drudgery. There is a Chinese proverb:

Give a man a fish to eat; he'll not be hungry for a day. But teach him to fish, he'll never be hungry in his life

This has always been a problem when I think of giving alms. So I usually avoid giving money. Instead, I try to give them clothes or other materials, rather than money. I am waiting to hear of anyone has faced such a dilemma.