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Every one of us who is reading this blog is lucky enough to get more than what is needed in our life to survive. But did you know that half the world’s population is in extreme poverty. We are one half of the world’s population who are lucky enough to have adequate food, clothes, home, vehicle, money, family, friends and other comforts. Most of us have these basic needs more than what is needed but we are still unhappy with that. To the other side of the coin are the billions of people who don’t even get 10% of what you have. If we mull into this matter then we will be moved aback by surprise knowing the life of poverty laden people.

There are people who don’t have shelter, they spend their nights and days in the streets and roads. Then there are people who have big big houses, flats and bungalows, guest houses, large gardens, farm houses etc. There are people who don’t get clean water and/or anything to eat for several days and are forced to eat the discarded food items. Then there are people who organize big big events, programs and parties where they waste good quality food and water. There are people who don’t have clothes to cover their body let it be summer or let it be winter. Then there are people who have different sets of clothes for every season and they go on buying new ones every now and then.

Now if you see yourself helping these needy ones then there are very simple ways. You need not necessarily have to leave all the joys and comforts of your life or join any organization or NGO. Only thing you have to do is to sacrifice few things which may matter very less to you in your life, but it may mean everything in the poor’s life. Few of the things which you can do are –

Donate money – don’t eat from a restaurant for one day, or don’t buy costly clothing for just once. This way sacrifice a small amount of money and donate it to groups or organizations that help the poor.

Donate Items – there will be a lot of items at your home like small containers, old clothing, first aid items, linens etc. that will be of no use to you. Sacrifice a little time in collecting those things and donate it to organizations or directly to the poor ones.

Provide food – mostly there is always some food left after every meal, instead of throwing it to the garbage sacrifice your comfort zone and try to collect it and give it to the poor. In parties and programs lots of food are wasted, try to donate those food to organizations that feed the poor.

Create jobs - for those who can should sacrifice a little bit of their comfort zone and try to employ the poor. Let it be for cleaning, washing, cooking or arranging things but you should not take advantage of him/her. No matter how small the job may be but it would mean everything for that poor, a way for his livelihood.

Contact local help – sometimes you will see sick poor people lying on the streets, poor children roaming around or some mad like humans that may pose a threat to themselves and even to others. When you face such situation sacrifice your comfort for a while and quickly call the police or organizations for help to prevent any mishap.

Educate them – since you people are educated sacrifice a little bit of your leisure time and try teaching the poor who are not fortunate enough to go to schools or colleges. Not necessarily that you teach them like a school does but you can teach whatever you can. They will respect you for this and you will feel a special kind of happiness.

Apart from the above mentioned points people should respect the poor and talk to them like a friend, sibling, kin or like a teacher. May be you will become one of the best human being who has ever met them. May be your light talk will make them feel socially motivated or make their hopes alive for a better life. Keep in mind that every human being is as important as you are. They may also have family, relatives, friends but it is the bad times that have led them to the situation they are facing at present.