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It is not what you give but the way you give.

LOAN NGUYEN January 25, 2025 12:15

Giving Tet gifts to the poor and people in difficult circumstances shows responsibility to society and the spirit of mutual love and support, so "the way of giving is not as important as what you give".

While preparing to go shopping for Tet, Mrs. Hoa received a phone call from Mrs. Minh, President of the Elderly Association of the commune.

- Please go to the commune People's Committee and help me move the gift into the room. I can't do it alone.

After answering the phone, Mrs. Hoa had to put aside her housework and go to the commune People's Committee office to support Mrs. Minh. As soon as she arrived, Mrs. Hoa saw a pile of gifts in the corner of the yard and asked Mrs. Minh:

- Where did you get so many gifts? There were easily hundreds of them...

Hearing Mrs. Hoa's question, Mrs. Minh was out of breath and unable to speak:

- These are corporate gifts for the elderly and those in need in our commune. They hired a car to bring them here and left a bunch of them there. I couldn't get through to the executive committee so I had to ask you.

Hearing Ms. Minh complain, Ms. Hoa did not understand why the company did that so she asked:

- I remember last year they sent staff early to decorate the hall. They also invited all members to attend and witness the solemn gift-giving ceremony for the needy families.

- The other day, a lady from the business administration department called me and said that they had gifts for the poor households of the commune on the occasion of Lunar New Year. Because they were busy this year, they did not come to deliver them in person but asked us to choose and send them to the appropriate people. She even said: "You can give them to anyone as long as you give all the gifts and then report back to me."

- And you accepted. As for me, I refused, said Mrs. Hoa.

- I also feel that it is not okay, but if I refuse, next time they will not care about the poor households of the commune anymore, but if I accept it, it will be like this. I don't know what to do with these gifts...

That evening, when the whole family gathered around to watch TV, Mrs. Hoa told them what had happened that morning. After hearing the whole story, Mr. Ban, Mrs. Hoa's husband, said:

- Although we know that poor households are still facing difficulties and shortages, receiving gifts during Tet will warm their hearts, but gifts must be given solemnly and meaningfully. They must be too busy to be irresponsible.

Listening to his mother tell the story of the gift and his father's complaints, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Hoa's son who is working at an electronics company in the city, spoke up:

- Enterprises that care about the poor and disadvantaged households during Tet are very valuable. However, if they do not know how to give gifts, it will hurt the pride of many people. Even if gifts are given to the wrong recipients, unfairly, it will create dissatisfaction. At the subsidiary company, the administrative department must plan to give gifts early. To be more careful, there was a time when the leaders even rented a car to take representatives of poor households to the company to attend the year-end party and give gifts. There was a year when the leaders sent 2 groups to visit and give gifts at home. Tet gifts also had to be selected to find items that the households lacked and needed during Tet.

Listening to his son talk about his company's gift giving methods, Mr. Ban said:

- In my opinion, you should tell Ms. Minh to discuss it with the company. Doing so will make the gift recipient feel hurt and the company will be discredited.

Hearing her husband and children say that, Mrs. Hoa immediately said:

- That's right. This afternoon I will tell Mrs. Minh to discuss with the business, the way you give is better than what you give.

LOAN NGUYEN
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