IN A WORLD OF MIRRORS

If you've read my previous posts you will know I have a dream of going into politics someday. It's a dream I carry with me to bed every day and wake up with every morning. But today I decided to ponder something very common among politicians, especially the ones who call themselves philanthropists. A lot of celebs also do it as well, but politicians have the lion's share in this especially when elections are drawing close. This makes me pose a question to myself, questions like what kind of politician do I want to be, would I give just to be noticed, if I give to be noticed what would be my aim, and if I choose not to let the public know about the help I render, how would it affect my political ambition.

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We live in a world that isn't fair to anyone, and everyone tries to have an advantage with anything they do, including the good ones. I like to see giving and helping others as an investment, but one can never know when that investment would eventually play out. Showoff how ever is another kind of investment that is reaped almost as quickly as possible because it's simply fast racks the rewards but at the same time exposes the intentions. So to be fair I don't like show off, but sometimes it's necessary especially for politicians who might earn more votes during the elections. But then again, I imagine a politician who devotes to a life of helping others. Such a person would never be seen as a show off because their deeds would speak where their mouths can't.

I think a givers intention is seen in both the gifts and in the way the gifts are presented. For example I do not see any reason why a rich man would give his gateman a car and show it off on social media. It's nonsense because the gateman needs a better job so he can provide better for himself and his family and not a car. I do not also see why someone would visit the orphanage with goodies and take a picture only to post on social media, I see it as hypocritical. I do not think these people have love for the orphans, they just want to feed their egos. This is something we see a lot in our society. The only thing I can wave off is when scholarships are given to students and announced. I wave it off because sometimes it's good they say it out so they can be held responsible for their words later on.

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Instead of announcing a lot of these silly things, I would prefer building a school for the orphans so they can have access to education or giving a certain number of orphans scholarships. Or announcing a scholarship scheme so that people can have a good education even though they can't afford it. Or announcing Job openings. These are gifts worth showcasing on social media and not those god forsaken pride of a thing they do to feed their egos and run for elections only to come back in another four years to repeat the same evil just because they think they can.

THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE LEARNER'S PROMPT FOR WEEK 126 EPISODE 1