It is beyond our capability to help those less fortunate around the world. Some people believe that providing aid to those within our community and country is already good enough. In my viewpoint, I partially disagree with the statement.
One perspective favouring the argument of solely providing aid for locals revolves around resource limitation. Advocates argue that the wellfare of the country’s own citizens must be prioritised. Therefore, resources such as food, shelter, and money should be allocated to improve their wellbeing rather than donating it to other countries. Furthermore, having a better understanding of the one’s own society and country allows individuals to determine the best aid required. For example, people from developed countries are often oblivious to the fact that medical support is the most crucial help needed by war-torn nations. Instead, they prefer to donate funds for military purposes which further exacerbates the war.
Despite all of the arguments stated above, I firmly believe that it is an obligation to help out those beyond our national borders. In some countries, people are facing problems that are far worse than those within our communities, and it is even easier to overcome. For example, people in African countries are constantly battling with ravaging life threatening diseases that are often curable. We can simply raise money for them to obtain vaccines which could greatly improve their living condition. In some cases, a small donation to international charities might have a greater impact than helping in our local area.
In conclusion, although helping our community and country should be prioritised, we must also try our best to assist neighbouring countries. Kindness and compassion should be fostered in children from a young age so that helping out others becomes a responsibility. As the saying by Mother Teresa goes: “It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.”