Many are too used to receiving the bare minimum, grateful for even the smallest gestures of help.

But is when we offer the best of what we have, what we cherish and love, that we actually transform their lives. And it is a bitter truth that them being overwhelmed by kindness only means the world has been far too cruel.

I will not give the broken, the torn, the old, or the spare change, I will give what I hold dear. I have often said that deprivation builds character, and I still believe it does. Though not only for those who endure, but also for those who choose to lessen the burden of suffering whenever they can.