Proverb Expansion
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
People are often reluctant to help others. Helping others is a rare and good quality. Charity is the willingness to help others. There are people who help their nearest and dearest only. There are others who spend huge sums of money on charitable institutions but pay no attention to their poor relatives. They want to impress others by donating large sums, but have no heart for those who really suffer. A truly charitable person should help those who are actually in need. To posses such an unselfish loving heart, one should first learn to love his brethren. To cultivate charitable habits, start loving one’s kith and kin. Also do the maximum to those outside the family. Such a person can love and sympathize with all those who deserve it.