Choose Charity
It would be much easier if I could pick whom I would like to be charitable towards. If I could choose the who, the how, and the why, charity would be a lot more convenient for me. And many times, I do get to choose whom I will be charitable towards. But sometimes life just happens, and I get to decide if I am going to have mercy on someone I would not choose. The person that I do not get to choose to be charitable towards is not like me. They may not vote like me, sound like me, or smell like me. They may or may not have my sensibilities. They most likely will not be on my schedule. And they may not have all of my good habits that have formed my life just the way I want it. I cannot control how they will act. I cannot control what they will say. I cannot control what they will need. I cannot control how much help they will need. Yes, yes, yes, I must make sure I am taking care of myself, but that is usually not my problem. My probl...