The giving culture that has sprung up in many parts of the UK is indicative of a softer kind of work.
It’s the sympathies of a religious leadership or the kindness of studious strangers that drives it.
Its recipients are characterised by one type of suffering or another, and it’s believed in because a simple cause is also found in many religious and philosophical texts and outlooks.
However, the expansive reach of such an inevitable concern for people reveals its propensity to travel, but not stop anywhere.
The glances at other cultures and peering into the strange ways of poverty hasn’t given us a better clue as to how to make deep and lasting change.
This is still in the realm of science-based reasoning on our natures and how we drive conflict.
It’s also rooted in objectivity in learnings about our nature and relationship with things and people.
These pots of wisdom solve problems, not the handouts that may be given or taken away.
