Where'd all the love go to?

As in seen in the news on 3rd August 2011, it says that a Ukraine Zookeeper plans to spend 5 weeks inside a lions' cage in an effort to raise money for new buildings.

ARE YOU OUTTA YOUR DAMN MIND?

Five weeks? With lions? You must drinking some nasty stuff that's all gotten into your head. But then my eyes glance back at the title:

TO RAISE MONEY?

Why in the world you gotta be risking your life and well being just to raise money for buildings? Something is very wrong here. It seems that a man has to risk his life in order to get people to have the initiative to donate money.

I ask myself: why in the world does it have to be this way?

Why do people not donate money when organizations need funds in order to support a greater cost such as for building infrastructure for the masses or caring for the poor and disabled? Does a person need to saw off his head then will he be able to raise money?

I've seen numerous charity shows. And they usually depict celebrities experiencing "near-death" situations or a torture. All while mimicking the shape of a phone with their hands and asking you to call in.

What would be running through his or her head then:

"Oh my god, I'm dangling above sharp rocks just by a single piece of thread! Call the hotline now or I would be doing this for nothing!"

OR

"I really feel for those helpless old folks right now, hope you people call the hotline to help them in some way-which still does not explain why I could die at any moment"

The truth that many of us would like to deny with is that people don't want to donate money unless they feel that they would be getting their money's worth. Let's say if Ren Ci Hospital were just to announce that they are accepting donations in large amounts during this period of time, would anyone donate and raise the 2 million dollars they usually get from these charity shows?

NO.

Where'd all the love go? Where is the sincerity that comes along with a donation. We often fool ourselves into thinking that we call to help the old folks.

We do not. We only call because we enjoyed a certain performance.

Why? Shouldn't a donation come from the bottom of your heart and not just because of some Ninja-warrior stunts they pull? That is the problem with many now. We just are not fully willing to let go of what we have in order to truly help that person without getting anything in return.

Giving $2 to the disabled man playing the erhu does not count. You actually think $2 is what he needs? What can $2 buy? A roll of cotton candy? What he needs is a companion. Someone that can actually help him financially so that he does not have to wheel himself all about the place playing the same old tunes on his erhu everyday. We do it just to console ourselves that we are not bad people.

If everyone around the world can show a little more love to everything around them, the world would be a much better place.

The innocent, can never last