Philippines 101: Greed
by Think you’ve got it all figured out? You don’t know jack. Open your eyes and ears. Educate your minds. These are the lessons I learned from Filipinos.
Here’s a fact for you. Americans are greedy. You don’t agree I’m sure. Just a few years ago I wouldn’t have agreed with that statement either. I would say we are the most giving country. We spend billions of dollars in foreign aid, we have lots of charities helping the sick and poor. Thousands of Americans are volunteering to help others all over the world. Does that sound greedy? No. But when you open your eyes to what is to what is actually going on then you see the greed.
It’s true. America does donate a lot of money and time to many causes. But why? For the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you made someone’s life better? Errrrrrrrr. Wrong. That’s what people say. It’s not the truth. The fact is the charities in America are simply businesses designed to make people rich. Look at any charity organization in America and you’ll find most of the money they raise goes towards business expenses and staffing. A very small percent actually helps anyone. How can this be when the people are volunteers? Simple. Only the people on the streets raising the money are volunteers. The presidents, board members, and other behind the scenes people are raking in the cash. One mans misfortune is another mans success story. It’s just business sure, but it’s bad business. Why do everyday citizens give? To do their part to make the world a better place? Errrrrrr. Tax write off. You give expecting to get something out of it. It’s normal. Everyone does it. But it’s still wrong.
As an American you are raised to be greedy. You don’t even know you’re being greedy, because it’s just part of everyday life. I’ll give you a couple examples of what I mean. How many of you are not struggling to make it on your own hoping that one day you can have a decent place to live or even a college education? Why are you in this situation? Because your parents said “Get your own.” That’s the attitude of most Americans. “This is mine. You need to get your own.” Families treat other family members this way. Horrible. You may not be able to help everyone, but it’s a disgrace to not help your own family. Parents wait until their children reach legal age, and then kick them out with nothing. Unprepared for the world, and then expect them to make it. And you wonder why the economy has problems.
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