| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is an awesome | | | | schools are great examples of places that want and |
| song that describes the relationship between siblings. It | | | | love volunteers. Young people who are learning to |
| can also describe the way people feel when they help | | | | read can have mentors who read to them and with |
| others. Many people take time each day to do good | | | | them. Older people who are illiterate can go to these |
| deeds for others. How many times a day do we | | | | places and learn to read and write. |
| actually do small things for others without even thinking | | | | Most of us participate in some of these activities and |
| about it? What kinds of things can we all do to show | | | | organizations and give our time and money to help |
| brotherly love? When and where do we help others? | | | | others. We are showing our brotherly love for others |
| Helping others is one of the best ways to help | | | | when we do, but it is not quite the same as giving the |
| ourselves feel good and be fulfilled. | | | | love in person. Ways that we can share brotherly love |
| There are formal ways to help people who need help. | | | | in person are varied. When I see young people holding |
| Many organizations have been set up ways that | | | | the door for an elderly person, or someone helping a |
| people can receive help. One of those organizations is | | | | lady put her groceries in the car, or even a scout who |
| United Way. When I was in college, the store where I | | | | helps a woman across the street, I realize that they |
| worked asked its employees to join United Way with | | | | are taking their time to show brotherly love. Many |
| a small contribution. 30 years ago, that organization | | | | churches and schools collect food and clothing for the |
| picked various charities to give your contributions to, | | | | poor. Other people participate in Adopt a Family |
| but now you choose you which charities you want | | | | programs where Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners |
| your money to go. If you want to help animals, you can | | | | are provided for those in need, as well as Christmas |
| choose ASPCA or any number of agencies that work | | | | presents for the less fortunate. |
| on health problems. There are charities for cancer, | | | | This famous quote "Though we can give without |
| alzheimers, diabetes, heart and lung diseases, as well | | | | loving, it is almost impossible to love without giving" was |
| as many others. There are hundreds of charities that | | | | said by the French philosopher, V. Jankelevicht. When |
| you can pick from to help people. | | | | we do good deeds that help our fellow man, we are |
| Some formal organizations allow people to actually | | | | showing love. In the Bible we are told to "love our |
| donate time as well as money. Habitat for Humanity is | | | | neighbors". We should neither feel indifferent to those |
| one example where you can help the group build | | | | who need help not let our egos stand in the way of |
| houses for the homeless. My son worked with Habitat | | | | helping them. There are many occasions when we |
| for Humanity for two years during high school and | | | | can sympathise with those less fortunate and we are |
| really learned a lot while he was helping building a | | | | capable of giving them our generosity. Philadelphia, Pa. |
| home for a stranger in need. Some groups are more | | | | is known as the city of brotherly love but every town |
| informal in the way that you can use your talents to | | | | that has people who care and help those less |
| help people and show your brotherly love. Libraries and | | | | fortunate are also "cities of brotherly love". |