Human beings love to argue over various things. In my philanthropy work I have noticed that many people that are involved in the world crisis issues and humanitarian efforts have an incredible amount of passion for their life's work and the endeavors that they are involved with. Almost to the point were they are willing to come to blows or even fight another person who is also helping over the means and methods used to help.
Some of the most hard to deal with people I have ever met in my life have been on committees at NGOs and mind you these are organizations whose mission statements are all about helping others. It is truly amazing the infighting that goes on in these fiefdoms that are created in the nonprofit sector.
If you are passionate about helping others in humanitarian efforts and you must remember to hold short on the sound and fury and understand that others are also passionate and care. In fact they care so much they are willing to do something evil, so they can do something good. It is ironic indeed that we seen this situation so often.
My advice would be; be careful what you wish for. Understand your driving force and your passion, but also understand that there are others like you who will do anything to get their way and do what they feel must be done. There seems to be a lot of disagreement in humanitarian efforts in the world. Perhaps this is why so many problems go un-fixed.
Of course the world needs people with strong passion to get the job done because people who are weak and lack character cannot lead such an important task or it will never get done. In studying all sides of this issue, I have decided that I'm far too passionate to be involved with philanthropic efforts in large groups. I am better off to sit on the sideline and help recruit people for the effort, then to be involved in committees.
This is in no way a copout because I do my best to help in other ways. Perhaps you will heed my warnings and advice and think twice about how your passion is helping or hurting the process of the humanitarian efforts that the world so desperately needs.
L. Winslow is a Humanitarian and Economic Advisor to the Online Think Tank, a Futurist and retired entreprenuer. Currently he is planning a bicycle ride across the US to raise money for charity and is sponsored by http://www.Calling-Plans.com and all the proceeds will go to various charities who sign up. | |
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