Common Place

I saw this article about this needy family giving to the Salvation Army. Even on a tight budget, she says "There's always someone worse off than you" and "you never know when you're going to need help one day". They know they are barely making it past each day with 5 children and she and her husband each working 2 jobs seven days a week. I think that's super tough. I complain alot about having HW, or that I don't have enough money for a surround sound stereo. But there are people who are in need of food and daily necessities in which I regard as something that is always there and has not much importance. More and more I value my health, my nutrition (which isn't so nutritional with all the snack bar food), etc. And now, this mother of 5 had to give up both jobs to raise her children, and Helping Hands Hawaii is helping many families like hers by putting them on their Santa's list for those who need a break and a bit of hope in their daily struggle. This seriously affected me and my thinking, because there is always someone worse off than you are, and that is sad. She gave to charity. Even with the fact that she and her husband could barely afford to eat with 2 jobs each, she had the heart to give little of what they could, to help others in need.