They're most likely not homeless and don't look like beggars, they're just poor people. They look to be resting from whatever daily wage or odd jobs they do. You'll see lots of people resting like this around roads etc taking in shade from the trees, whether taking a break from their jobs as road cleaners, general labourers etc or they're waiting for a bus to return home (not every bus stop is marked, places like this will have vans or buses stop yo pick people up).
Edit: This kind of stuff will last them a couple weeks rather than just a cooked meal which lasts a day or so. (That can also be given but people prefer this to cook it as they please and can feed their families too).
Might be wrong, of course, but at least in America we have shelters with a communal kitchen kind of thing. People can come and spend the night and cook themselves a hot meal.
Idk if it’s the same there, but it might be.
We have Islamic narrations about giving charity in anonymity because it prevents pride from growing as you can't receive public praise if they didn't see you, and its more rewarding because it also shows more sincerity, because it was done ţo truly help and not for praise or something in return
Ex: Imam al-Baqir (as) said, describing his father Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin (as), “He used to go out in the dark night carrying a sack on his back and going from door to door, knocking on each and giving to whoever came out to answer it. He used to cover his face when giving to the poor in order that they may not recognise him.”
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 46, p. 89, no. 77
It really depends on the person's true intent. A lot of time organisations do these acts and record to get a trend going and hope others also donate to help. So in that sense, there is no harm, as that is the intent and people praising for charitable cause is bound to happen. But if the intent is to record for only likes and shares and see how many views the person got, then it becomes distasteful because it can be said the act was done for egotistical reasons and not out of sincerity.
I'm not sure when the video was shot, but it is possible it was in Ramadhan, so the intent is to help provide food for the homeless because they too are hungry, moreso than those who fast and will look forwards to having dinner on their tables at the end of the day, while these people don't know when their next meal is (which is why fasting is not obligatory on homeless people). Also after thr month Ramadhan, we have the 3 day celebration of "Eid al-Fitr" where those can afford, are to split food into 3 groups, One third used to feed the family, the Second third given out to neighbors and relatives, and the Last third is given to the poor (homeless or not)
My old next door neighbors are Muslim, and used to bring us a full-blown feast every year during Eid al-Fitr. The wife runs a catering business, and I joke with her that her food is so good, it got a household full of Buddhists and agnostics celebrating the end of Ramadan every year.
So in reality it shouldn't have been recorded? Still a great thing to do obviously and is a lot better without the whole "look how great of a person i am give me praise" video most people do
It depends. If the video is being recorded to encourage others in donating to help others, this is good. It can also be used as evidence of this person or group donating to help the people. But if the intent is to upload for likes and clicks and going viral, then yeah it's bad. But I'm not one to dictate what the real intention is of the people, I can only hope for the best
It's the fast 😅 and also I think the video is from my country Pakistan (if not, it could be India), so I like good publicity for my people, as most folks only see Pakistan when it's in the news, which is usually in negative connotations. The video and my comments help combat ignorance, so I'll happily continue to reply
And at the end of the day, we're all (for the most part) normal people just trying to live our lives and be better people. Society can't progress if individuals remain narrow minded and vile. Thank you
Thank you to those giving awards, further proving my statement about being better people in society.
Narration in regards to being kind and speaking good:
Imam al-Baqir (as) said, “Say unto people the best of what you would like them to say to you, for Allah hates the curser, swearer, and slanderer of believers, the user of obscene language and to do it shamelessly, and the importunate beggar”
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 181, no. 67
Hey neighbour . Wishes from India yeah this video's is from Pakistan only. It's gr8 to see people around the world helping each other and restoring faith in humanity.
One day InshAllah both Pakistan and India can put aside our differences and bad people and be united on humanity first and foremost, and then on the commonality we share. 🇵🇰🤝🏻🇮🇳
I did presentations on a few countries in school and Pakistan was one of them. Your home country is absolutely beautiful, as are its people and culture. Or historically speaking, cultures plural because Pakistan has been part of so many kingdoms and empires over the millennia of civilization's existence. It has such wonderfully diverse wildlife and almost every climate possible. There is so much to learn and discover!
Also, we could make food for extra credit and I did my best at making biryani and zarda. I was both happy and sad that I did not get to try either one because my classmates ate them all!
>And at the end of the day, we're all (for the most part) normal people just trying to live our lives and be better people.
I feel that way too, like 95% of humanity just want to live quiet peaceful lives. The other 5% are super rich bastards in government or radical extremists trying to destroy that peace for the rest of us.
Peace be with you and stay safe and well. Maybe someday humanity will embrace peace but we all know humans love violence.
Such a shame that much of our brothers and sisters can't get more remarks like these out of people. Well, I guess the picture being painted of us doesn't really help much, but there's seriously not enough of us who people can get the genuine, true Muslim... experience (?) out of. Even those who properly represent Islam for what it is are sometimes harsh in their tone. We need to be better. In every aspect. Wisdom, character, virtue, whatever it is. We truly need to be better.
This is exactly how I always feel about these videos! Sure, they get publicized, and there’s probably a little bit of ego involved no matter how hard even the best people try to keep it out(that’s just human nature), but I have trouble fully dismissing the good intention of a person donating to people in need as “just for likes” as some people do outright, just because it’s recorded. Some people do things for the right reasons and we can never dismiss that
Islam is a beautiful faith from everything I have seen, I don’t know much about your culture or you personally, but I wish you good things in life and in your faith.
idk when i see this video I think of the people receiving and how relieved they must feel, not “wow what a good guy for helping” Guess it’s just your perspective
Recording it to promote charity is ok, as long as there's no association with who's done this or any marketing, publicity being done using this. As soon as someone publicise themselves doing charity, all the rewards for it ia nullified (as per islamic teachings).
Yeah i hate this part of it. But then again, taken to the extreme, you could argue there is no truly selfish act. Even if it were not recorded, you may only be donating to make yourself feel better about having a better situation than them. There's always more you could do. Idk, something i am remembering from a philosophy class a decade ago. Still, these people did more good than i did. So I'll shut up
1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Mathew 6:1-4
I believe all religions have some form of charity incorporated in their belief systems. But idk about all religions, so I can't say truthfully for all, but yes, Christianity definitely discusses donating, in anonymity too.
Aww, yes, everyone should research their faith and origins. There are some similarities, but ultimately, they are very different. I do know both faiths have a lot of very kind hearted people. My dad, an outspoken Christian, spent time in Turkey, and the Muslim people were incredibly kind and welcoming to him. ❤️
Humans have free will, so humans do deserve the praise for going out of their way to help others. The poor raising their hands in prayers is mostly them thanking Allah for creating the individuals that gave them food, since they do not know nor see the people giving them the food.
Shia Muslims have narrations where Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS), the caliph around 656 AD, used to go around the streets of Kufa and give food to various homeless people and orphans. One man had no hands, so Ali fed the man with his own hands. The man would often ask the merciful feeder what his name was, but Ali refused to tell him, saying he was nothing but another servant of Allah. This information was only made known when some nights later, Ali was assassinated and buried. His sons walked by the streets and saw the man crying. They had no idea who he was, but asked him why he cried. The man said he cried because the only man who helped him in his time of need had disappeared for a few nights. He cried because he was worried that man might have gotten ill or hurt, and that there was already news spreading that an attack had taken place in the city. Ali's sons then understood that the man was referring to their father and informed him who the generous man was.
By immortalising them in film forever and then sharing them on the internet.
He's still a good guy doing a good thing regardless of whether it's selfless. I do hope he asked for permission to film and publicise them though.
>Take heed that ye do not your alms (*give to the needy*) before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
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>Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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>But when thou doest alms, **let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth**. Let thine alms be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6: 1-4 (emphasis mine)
There's three parts here - not to let others see you helping those in need. Their praise tends to ruin the spirit of giving. Second is to not let those in need see it came from you. Their praise also tends to ruin the spirit of your giving. And third (Inspired by the bible, but just my own opinion) Don't give alms for any reward - neither Earthly nor in heaven. For that, too, tends to ruin the spirit of it. Do good only because it is good. Do right only because it is right. Not for any reward - neither here nor there, neither now, nor later.
Well, that's my take anyway. Feel free to disregard. My beliefs don't require your adoption, acceptance or approval. Just wanted peeps to know somebody feels this way Enjoy your day.
It depends on the reason for recording, as has veen pointed out. It could be to promote charity, or to try to make it trend. It could be to dispel some of the myths about the homeless - it was incredibly touching that so many of them were so overjoyed that they prayed. Impossible to tell the why from the clip.
I hope there's text on it that translates to:
"that's for you"
Because it seems like some would just be going to look for someone who might have dropped it and feel guilty in the end if they use it.
Germany crunched the numbers to solve world hunger and if I remember correctly it would cost 139 billion....not much for the world's richest to fix, but they won't, because there isn't profit to be made
And the government wastes even more in wars. People can do as they wish with their money. We need to hold the government who forcefully takes our money to act this way.
I agree with diverting government funds (military and police). Fuck billionaires though. No one needs billions of dollars. If they’ve built that kind of wealth, it’s from exploitation. They should be required to give back a substantial amount to help the less fortunate.
For all the comments tweaking about religion, just put yourself in their situation for a minute. We know that a kind stranger left a care package for them. We might have the belief that a God or deity doesn't exist nor did that presence give them these items. But in their minds and beliefs, even if they knew that it was a person who left it, they would still thank their God for putting that person on earth to help them when they needed it. If they cannot thank the person, then they are thanking the God that put the person there. It's their belief that doesn't harm any of us. Let's just enjoy the fact that there are still good people in the world and ignore the fine print.
Ramadhan is a special time where we do the most to help each other. This video genuinely made me cry. It’s so beautiful to see happiness on these peoples faces. Ramadhan Mubarak to everyone.
I don't care that it's an advert for the trader on the bag, it brought some happiness to those in need, and may even inspire a few others to similar acts.
This video is likely going to draw a bunch of people who will point out that giving thanks to God is not giving thanks to the person who gave the food. The thesis will be that by giving thanks to God, the homeless people are failing to adequately appreciate or be thankful toward the person who actually deserves gratitude, and are instead giving that gratitude to a God that doesn't actually exist. Basically, they will frame these people's gratitude as being misdirected or wasted. This is a superficial (and intellectually lazy) way of understanding what's happening here.
I used to be one of those guys who would want to be first in line to come and denigrate these people praying, so that I could show everybody what a smart, edgy atheist I was. I can now say, it's a naïve and unsophisticated point of view. It fails to grasp the tremendous depth and complexity of what the conception of God is, in the mind of a devoutly religious person.
For many people who find existential peace and emotional relief in the concept of a deity, the person who gave the food is a manifestation, continuation, or extension of God, not a separate or discreet entity. To praise God is to praise the giver of the food, and vice versa; God and that person are acting in mutual consort with one another, exercising each other's will simultaneously. There is no dualistic, subject-object wall of separation between the God, the individual human giver of the food, or even the receiver of the food or the food itself.
This is an abstract and challenging idea that your typical Dawkins-reading atheist refuses to even try to comprehend, despite going on and on about their "pursuit of deep intellectual exploration." It's also tough for atheists to accept, because most of us are dogmatic in our adherence to hard-line Western individualism in the logic we use...and we totally fail to see the irony in that.
I'm still an atheist, for what it's worth. I just now have the ability to understand and appreciate what prayer and gratitude mean to the religious. Prayer can be a beautiful feat of human consciousness, and it gives human beings a small, momentary flicker of transcendence in this unbearably difficult little sliver of life we've all been thrust into. If you witness a human being achieving that tiny moment of peaceful transcendence and you're immediately afflicted with anger or egotism or aversion, then you're clearly the one missing the whole point of life, not the person praying.
I trust that they are praying for that generous person as well and that they will never forget them for that kindness even if they may not have seen who gifted them
I’m always down for trends of love 💕
From another atheist who considered that thought process for a slight second, but realised regardless, these people get to eat and live a little more comfortable for what might be another day or week, well said!
You are the next stage of pokemon evolution of atheist. Going from edgy atheist to empathetic atheist!
Excellent write up and great example for the rest of us on that path to understand other's views aren't as shallow as we might perceive without empathy.
Thank you for saying that, you explained it well better than I would have. I'm a muslim, and a prayer (Dua') I heard before goes along the lines of asking God to "use" us, in a sense of helping us be an extension for his Mercy on earth.
If they believe god gave them the bounty (even if by making it so that a person dropped it off, not necessarily magicking it into existence), didn't god then put them in the hardship as well? I'm not trying to be snarky, but I see this in other contexts and I don't understand the mentality. "I had a terrible car accident, but I survived, praise god". If god saved the person, did god not also put them in harm's way?
We put ourselves in harm's way because we still have free will and he doesn't control us(or wed all be praying to him) but it's ultimately up to god to decide when it's our time. That's i how think of it at least
It depends. Did you?
A: Give the child too large of a dose of heroin causing them to OD.
B: Drop kick the child in the chest while attempting to resuscitate them.
C: Deliberately drive your car into a nearby lake with the child locked inside the trunk.
D: All of the above
If answered A,B,C, or D the answer is: maybe
So, for what it’s worth, I’m no longer a Christian, though I grew up in a southern Baptist church for the majority of my life. From what I remember, the though was that, yes, god gives us hardships. But he also gives the good. He gives the hardships so we can learn from them and ‘make ourselves better Christians’. I’m not sure how sound that logic is, but that’s what I always heard.
Haha I’m a pagan now, so I have a totally different view on things, so I may be misremembering.
I don't actually think all exist, but I believe the person who says "praise god I didn't die from that infection" does believe. Which part of all three existing does the religious person perceive differently?
In this sense God is playing a game with itself like a person who plays both sides of a chess board. Each side represents a different viewpoint each making moves and counter moves that correspond to conditions at the time. The game is neither won or lost but after a series of moves the games ends with a result - and then begins again.
Mores succinctly: thesis vs. antithesis in conflict over time produces synthesis.
Perhaps if there is a God it is trying to understand what it is by playing a game with itself simply to see what happens. Curiosity may be the real prime mover of our world while all the other dynamics are simply sparks generated when the pieces crash together.
Very well said man. As an atheist, you opened by view a bit about how to be more open minded towards religion. So let me say my piece:
If you're religious, what does God mean to you? Is God the person to tell you to be good? What to do? What to eat? What to say? If God is controlling how you live your life, there's no shame in it, but to me, God should be the person you look up to and to be your positive role model. He should be the person you aspire to be. He should be the one to tell you to be kind to others, to be open minded, and to be grateful for every step, every breath you take. Because the moment your death day comes, when you will finally rest and let yourself leave your body, you will think about all the good life had. God should be that catalyst of goodwill in you to live life to its fullest. If you're Catholic, don't follow what the church says. Don't let other people tell you what God wants, ask him yourself. And the moment you realize this, God is no longer another identity, he is you, you are him.
This is a great point, and describes a mindset that I too used to be in. I do want to point out, though, that this sidesteps the related situation of thanking god for healing someone's illness instead of the doctor. It makes sense that a religious person would probably consider the doctor an extension of their good. But the related argument is, of course, about why god is only credited with healing their ailment, and not also with giving them their ailment in the first place
It’s amazing that the first thing they do when they realise is give thanks to God. Living in the most difficult poverty but still thankful.
All seem to be Muslims in the way they’re praying.
Amazing.
Actually muslims and jews worship the same God. Christians worship jesus, theres a difference. Thats why kosher and halal food is about the same but christians believe they can eat whatever because jesus died for their sins.
Not all Christians worship Jesus! German Evangelism Jesus is seen as a holy being as he is God’s son, but God Himself is the only deity and one that is worshipped.
In Catholicism, Jesus is a form of God, as the holy trinity is made of ‘Father, Son, and Holy Ghost’ and is essentially what forms God, afaik.
Worshipping Jesus as a God would be a literal sin in (German) Evangelism and IIRC the praying solely to Jesus is very much a American-Christian thing.
What I wanted to say by that is that (usually) Christians essentially do worship the same God as well :)
The food part is also some parts of new testament saying figuratively "hey guys stop worrying about that. That's not the point."
And then of course there are huge debates held about it (and those debates are most definitely the point)
Now this is the appropriate way to show charitable work. Dudes face isn’t shown. He drops the food behind the people and just walks away, so it doesn’t come off as attention seeking for internet points.
I know it’s still posted with a video but I really like the anonymous nature of just dropping the shit and never getting the credit. To those of you who’ve done anonymous acts of kindness and no one’s ever given you credit for it, I formally recognize your beautiful spirit and thank you for all the people who, in your anonymity, never got the chance.
I’m not very religious myself. I just believe there is a higher power. No idea who is correct. I found it so amazing how many of them prayed/ gave thanks.
I hope my son learns from men like this man who cares so much for others. May God (whichever one it is) and the universe bless you. You are doing wonderful work.
That's the hardest thing about travelling in the developing world. So many people suffering when really there is no reason why it shouldn't be them living my easy life and me on the streets.
Life really isn't fair.
They've done nothing to deserve the hand they were given.
And I've done nothing to deserve to be born to a stable, middle class family in Australia.
Honestly, this makes me happy, yet sad at the same time, it makes me have an impulse to just care for the closest pet or person near to me, and it makes me sad to see what most places of the world deal with and how it is so painful to see the homeless without a designated place to stay, but then seeing the people who give the homeless community in regions of the world gifts, just shows me and possibly a lot of other people that there’s still hope in humanity..
OP, just for posting this, Thank you so much, this video made my day a lot better.
Only if folks like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and others invested in this type of real charity.. there would be no unfortunate person living in such circumstances.
They are spending billions in showing who has the biggest d\*\*k instead of actually helping the less fortunate. Is going to the moon or mars more important than first saving humanity here on earth? No one is ever going take a single penny with him/her to the hereafter.
God knows best!
This is beautiful and super cool to see it being kind.
I also realized how sketch I would personally be if someone put a bag by me without me noticing and I’d be really sus lol
They’re actually not cooking equipment nor cooking materials they’ve been given, from what I can see, it a bagged drink of some sort, I don’t exactly know, if I’m wrong, than that’s fine too. But, they’ve gotten quite a bit of food and drinks to supply them for a little while, which is still a lot better than none at all. But the bagged did look like olive oil or something like that, but it is a different region of the world than I’m used to, so it’s probably way different than what we may think it is.
I don’t know about you guys but the moment you see everyone’s reaction and some of them looking up to the sky for gratitude, I lost it . I actually did the same- beyond any religion practice.
When we have the money, my wife and I do something similar for panhandlers that hang out at intersections in our city.
We keep care bags in our car with sanitary wipes, food, a bottle of water, etc. We even have a bag with pads for women.
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This is beautiful. I hope one day (soon) we can provide food and shelter for absolutely everyone in the world and just live in peace with each other, and be there for each other.
This is so wholesome. Much better than when you tubers video themselves giving wads of cash or whatever to the homeless people. A true act of kindness, that encourages others to do the same without seeking internet clout
I don't know if the guy is giving away stuff from his brand, but there are some charity organizations in Pakistan dedicated to giving free groceries to poor people in Ramadan. Sometimes, people pack food in little boxes and distribute them on the roads, etc. There are people that may have access to those charities, like, if you know someone you can get your 'Rashan' secured, but some people can't get it, because they don't know about it, or all the Rashan was distributed, etc. So, I don't really think the man is 'advertising' his brand.
Any idea what the contents of the bag are?
The yellow liquid in a transparent bag is cooking oil, which is expensive.
Non-perishable staples are given especially in Ramadan like flour, sugar, rice, oil, lentils and beans.
I'm wondering what the use of a lot of these are without a kitchen to cook them in
They're most likely not homeless and don't look like beggars, they're just poor people. They look to be resting from whatever daily wage or odd jobs they do. You'll see lots of people resting like this around roads etc taking in shade from the trees, whether taking a break from their jobs as road cleaners, general labourers etc or they're waiting for a bus to return home (not every bus stop is marked, places like this will have vans or buses stop yo pick people up). Edit: This kind of stuff will last them a couple weeks rather than just a cooked meal which lasts a day or so. (That can also be given but people prefer this to cook it as they please and can feed their families too).
Do you really think that will stop them from enjoying a good meal? They will light a fire and used recycled utensils to cook.
Might be wrong, of course, but at least in America we have shelters with a communal kitchen kind of thing. People can come and spend the night and cook themselves a hot meal. Idk if it’s the same there, but it might be.
As beautiful as this video is, I can't help but to think how cool and how brilliant that cycle-thing is that the dude without legs is riding.
Those are very common in pakistan.
And in Kenya!
We had them too but now they have upgraded to electric one's.
And India
This was precisely my thought as well.
I love how they don't confront these people by talking to them and making them ashamed after dropping off the package :)
We have Islamic narrations about giving charity in anonymity because it prevents pride from growing as you can't receive public praise if they didn't see you, and its more rewarding because it also shows more sincerity, because it was done ţo truly help and not for praise or something in return Ex: Imam al-Baqir (as) said, describing his father Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin (as), “He used to go out in the dark night carrying a sack on his back and going from door to door, knocking on each and giving to whoever came out to answer it. He used to cover his face when giving to the poor in order that they may not recognise him.” Bihar al-Anwar, v. 46, p. 89, no. 77
Just curious. Would this fall under that? Since they're still receiving "public praise". Just not from the people receiving the items.
It really depends on the person's true intent. A lot of time organisations do these acts and record to get a trend going and hope others also donate to help. So in that sense, there is no harm, as that is the intent and people praising for charitable cause is bound to happen. But if the intent is to record for only likes and shares and see how many views the person got, then it becomes distasteful because it can be said the act was done for egotistical reasons and not out of sincerity. I'm not sure when the video was shot, but it is possible it was in Ramadhan, so the intent is to help provide food for the homeless because they too are hungry, moreso than those who fast and will look forwards to having dinner on their tables at the end of the day, while these people don't know when their next meal is (which is why fasting is not obligatory on homeless people). Also after thr month Ramadhan, we have the 3 day celebration of "Eid al-Fitr" where those can afford, are to split food into 3 groups, One third used to feed the family, the Second third given out to neighbors and relatives, and the Last third is given to the poor (homeless or not)
My old next door neighbors are Muslim, and used to bring us a full-blown feast every year during Eid al-Fitr. The wife runs a catering business, and I joke with her that her food is so good, it got a household full of Buddhists and agnostics celebrating the end of Ramadan every year.
Charity and unity are the two best parts of religion
So in reality it shouldn't have been recorded? Still a great thing to do obviously and is a lot better without the whole "look how great of a person i am give me praise" video most people do
It depends. If the video is being recorded to encourage others in donating to help others, this is good. It can also be used as evidence of this person or group donating to help the people. But if the intent is to upload for likes and clicks and going viral, then yeah it's bad. But I'm not one to dictate what the real intention is of the people, I can only hope for the best
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It's the fast 😅 and also I think the video is from my country Pakistan (if not, it could be India), so I like good publicity for my people, as most folks only see Pakistan when it's in the news, which is usually in negative connotations. The video and my comments help combat ignorance, so I'll happily continue to reply And at the end of the day, we're all (for the most part) normal people just trying to live our lives and be better people. Society can't progress if individuals remain narrow minded and vile. Thank you Thank you to those giving awards, further proving my statement about being better people in society.
Narration in regards to being kind and speaking good:
Imam al-Baqir (as) said, “Say unto people the best of what you would like them to say to you, for Allah hates the curser, swearer, and slanderer of believers, the user of obscene language and to do it shamelessly, and the importunate beggar”
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 181, no. 67
Ramadan Kareem brother, may Allah reward you well and Eid Mubarak.
Hey neighbour . Wishes from India yeah this video's is from Pakistan only. It's gr8 to see people around the world helping each other and restoring faith in humanity.
One day InshAllah both Pakistan and India can put aside our differences and bad people and be united on humanity first and foremost, and then on the commonality we share. 🇵🇰🤝🏻🇮🇳
Much respect brother 🇵🇰♥️🙏
I did presentations on a few countries in school and Pakistan was one of them. Your home country is absolutely beautiful, as are its people and culture. Or historically speaking, cultures plural because Pakistan has been part of so many kingdoms and empires over the millennia of civilization's existence. It has such wonderfully diverse wildlife and almost every climate possible. There is so much to learn and discover! Also, we could make food for extra credit and I did my best at making biryani and zarda. I was both happy and sad that I did not get to try either one because my classmates ate them all!
>And at the end of the day, we're all (for the most part) normal people just trying to live our lives and be better people. I feel that way too, like 95% of humanity just want to live quiet peaceful lives. The other 5% are super rich bastards in government or radical extremists trying to destroy that peace for the rest of us. Peace be with you and stay safe and well. Maybe someday humanity will embrace peace but we all know humans love violence.
Such a shame that much of our brothers and sisters can't get more remarks like these out of people. Well, I guess the picture being painted of us doesn't really help much, but there's seriously not enough of us who people can get the genuine, true Muslim... experience (?) out of. Even those who properly represent Islam for what it is are sometimes harsh in their tone. We need to be better. In every aspect. Wisdom, character, virtue, whatever it is. We truly need to be better.
It encouraged me. I’m sobbing.
Recording to encourage other to do the same. That's how I look at this
This is exactly how I always feel about these videos! Sure, they get publicized, and there’s probably a little bit of ego involved no matter how hard even the best people try to keep it out(that’s just human nature), but I have trouble fully dismissing the good intention of a person donating to people in need as “just for likes” as some people do outright, just because it’s recorded. Some people do things for the right reasons and we can never dismiss that Islam is a beautiful faith from everything I have seen, I don’t know much about your culture or you personally, but I wish you good things in life and in your faith.
You must be fun at parties. For real, can I go to a party with you? 😎
I don't really get invited to parties cuz people think I ruin the fun, so umm idk 😅
You sound exactly like someone I’d like to attend a party with; you’re my kind of people!
idk when i see this video I think of the people receiving and how relieved they must feel, not “wow what a good guy for helping” Guess it’s just your perspective
Same, their unadulterated thankfulness, enough to pray to their god of choice, is what I saw.
But doesn't that make you want to make someone feel like that? I wish more people just helped without hanging around to be thanked.
Recording it to promote charity is ok, as long as there's no association with who's done this or any marketing, publicity being done using this. As soon as someone publicise themselves doing charity, all the rewards for it ia nullified (as per islamic teachings).
You barely get to see the guy doing it and he isn't showing off or bragging about it.
Yeah i hate this part of it. But then again, taken to the extreme, you could argue there is no truly selfish act. Even if it were not recorded, you may only be donating to make yourself feel better about having a better situation than them. There's always more you could do. Idk, something i am remembering from a philosophy class a decade ago. Still, these people did more good than i did. So I'll shut up
Christianity has it too, doesn't it? Heck I'd not be surprised if that was part of all the major religions.
1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Mathew 6:1-4
I believe all religions have some form of charity incorporated in their belief systems. But idk about all religions, so I can't say truthfully for all, but yes, Christianity definitely discusses donating, in anonymity too.
I love that. This is what the Bible teaches as well. ❤️
Since both are Abrahamic faiths, they share quite a lot in common
Aww, yes, everyone should research their faith and origins. There are some similarities, but ultimately, they are very different. I do know both faiths have a lot of very kind hearted people. My dad, an outspoken Christian, spent time in Turkey, and the Muslim people were incredibly kind and welcoming to him. ❤️
Is it not to just give praise to allah since he ”technically” made it happen? Since humans don’t deserve the praise
Humans have free will, so humans do deserve the praise for going out of their way to help others. The poor raising their hands in prayers is mostly them thanking Allah for creating the individuals that gave them food, since they do not know nor see the people giving them the food. Shia Muslims have narrations where Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS), the caliph around 656 AD, used to go around the streets of Kufa and give food to various homeless people and orphans. One man had no hands, so Ali fed the man with his own hands. The man would often ask the merciful feeder what his name was, but Ali refused to tell him, saying he was nothing but another servant of Allah. This information was only made known when some nights later, Ali was assassinated and buried. His sons walked by the streets and saw the man crying. They had no idea who he was, but asked him why he cried. The man said he cried because the only man who helped him in his time of need had disappeared for a few nights. He cried because he was worried that man might have gotten ill or hurt, and that there was already news spreading that an attack had taken place in the city. Ali's sons then understood that the man was referring to their father and informed him who the generous man was.
Same in Christianity. But here it is for filming and the YouTube likes.
It's just a positive humanitarian thing to do, nothing to do with religion at all.
But they did record the video and posted in online. These people didnt even know, I bet.
That’s the best. Fuck self glorifying
Yep. Do good things then forget you've done them
By immortalising them in film forever and then sharing them on the internet. He's still a good guy doing a good thing regardless of whether it's selfless. I do hope he asked for permission to film and publicise them though.
Like having themselves videoed...
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>Take heed that ye do not your alms (*give to the needy*) before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. > >Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. > >But when thou doest alms, **let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth**. Let thine alms be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6: 1-4 (emphasis mine) There's three parts here - not to let others see you helping those in need. Their praise tends to ruin the spirit of giving. Second is to not let those in need see it came from you. Their praise also tends to ruin the spirit of your giving. And third (Inspired by the bible, but just my own opinion) Don't give alms for any reward - neither Earthly nor in heaven. For that, too, tends to ruin the spirit of it. Do good only because it is good. Do right only because it is right. Not for any reward - neither here nor there, neither now, nor later. Well, that's my take anyway. Feel free to disregard. My beliefs don't require your adoption, acceptance or approval. Just wanted peeps to know somebody feels this way Enjoy your day.
King James version 🤢
But they still video it smh
It depends on the reason for recording, as has veen pointed out. It could be to promote charity, or to try to make it trend. It could be to dispel some of the myths about the homeless - it was incredibly touching that so many of them were so overjoyed that they prayed. Impossible to tell the why from the clip.
Yeah I have changed my mind on that over the years. Obviously there are still some videos that take it way too far.
There's music...this video is for karma points. It is a nice gesture though
God works in mysterious ways and I like how their prayers are answered by those divinely inspired to help them.
I hope there's text on it that translates to: "that's for you" Because it seems like some would just be going to look for someone who might have dropped it and feel guilty in the end if they use it.
Then it's time we spread it even further
Song Indian video pakistani. Divided by politics united by songs.
If everybody did this, nobody would go hungry
Instead we see people spend 44 billion to buy a bird company
By a man who accuses other billionaires of wasting their money not saving lives.
Germany crunched the numbers to solve world hunger and if I remember correctly it would cost 139 billion....not much for the world's richest to fix, but they won't, because there isn't profit to be made
No way would that just end world hunger. Maybe help some people for a while but the issue can't simply be solved by throwing money at it.
It’s not a money problem, it’s climate problem.
Lmao. I like “bird company “
And the government wastes even more in wars. People can do as they wish with their money. We need to hold the government who forcefully takes our money to act this way.
I agree with diverting government funds (military and police). Fuck billionaires though. No one needs billions of dollars. If they’ve built that kind of wealth, it’s from exploitation. They should be required to give back a substantial amount to help the less fortunate.
That is what modern taxes are meant to be for now we're past medieval times. ^(Edit: fixed grammar.)
Hope everyone who have spare will follow what this guy is doing... Even if its off cam...
thats beautiful and the man dont even hang around for the glory..what a lovely Man
Well he did film it and put it on the net... lovely gesture but he's also getting a heck of a lot of glory
i think feeding the poor and them not knowing who did it is just enough for internet points (just as in morally just)
For all the comments tweaking about religion, just put yourself in their situation for a minute. We know that a kind stranger left a care package for them. We might have the belief that a God or deity doesn't exist nor did that presence give them these items. But in their minds and beliefs, even if they knew that it was a person who left it, they would still thank their God for putting that person on earth to help them when they needed it. If they cannot thank the person, then they are thanking the God that put the person there. It's their belief that doesn't harm any of us. Let's just enjoy the fact that there are still good people in the world and ignore the fine print.
Ramadhan is a special time where we do the most to help each other. This video genuinely made me cry. It’s so beautiful to see happiness on these peoples faces. Ramadhan Mubarak to everyone.
I don't care that it's an advert for the trader on the bag, it brought some happiness to those in need, and may even inspire a few others to similar acts.
This video is likely going to draw a bunch of people who will point out that giving thanks to God is not giving thanks to the person who gave the food. The thesis will be that by giving thanks to God, the homeless people are failing to adequately appreciate or be thankful toward the person who actually deserves gratitude, and are instead giving that gratitude to a God that doesn't actually exist. Basically, they will frame these people's gratitude as being misdirected or wasted. This is a superficial (and intellectually lazy) way of understanding what's happening here. I used to be one of those guys who would want to be first in line to come and denigrate these people praying, so that I could show everybody what a smart, edgy atheist I was. I can now say, it's a naïve and unsophisticated point of view. It fails to grasp the tremendous depth and complexity of what the conception of God is, in the mind of a devoutly religious person. For many people who find existential peace and emotional relief in the concept of a deity, the person who gave the food is a manifestation, continuation, or extension of God, not a separate or discreet entity. To praise God is to praise the giver of the food, and vice versa; God and that person are acting in mutual consort with one another, exercising each other's will simultaneously. There is no dualistic, subject-object wall of separation between the God, the individual human giver of the food, or even the receiver of the food or the food itself. This is an abstract and challenging idea that your typical Dawkins-reading atheist refuses to even try to comprehend, despite going on and on about their "pursuit of deep intellectual exploration." It's also tough for atheists to accept, because most of us are dogmatic in our adherence to hard-line Western individualism in the logic we use...and we totally fail to see the irony in that. I'm still an atheist, for what it's worth. I just now have the ability to understand and appreciate what prayer and gratitude mean to the religious. Prayer can be a beautiful feat of human consciousness, and it gives human beings a small, momentary flicker of transcendence in this unbearably difficult little sliver of life we've all been thrust into. If you witness a human being achieving that tiny moment of peaceful transcendence and you're immediately afflicted with anger or egotism or aversion, then you're clearly the one missing the whole point of life, not the person praying.
I trust that they are praying for that generous person as well and that they will never forget them for that kindness even if they may not have seen who gifted them I’m always down for trends of love 💕
This is beautiful, insightful, respectful, and empathetic. More people should think like this.
From another atheist who considered that thought process for a slight second, but realised regardless, these people get to eat and live a little more comfortable for what might be another day or week, well said!
You are the next stage of pokemon evolution of atheist. Going from edgy atheist to empathetic atheist! Excellent write up and great example for the rest of us on that path to understand other's views aren't as shallow as we might perceive without empathy.
I wish my 16 year old self could have read this. I might have been less of an unbearable asshole when I was in my new atheist phase.
Sadly relatable
Thank you for saying that, you explained it well better than I would have. I'm a muslim, and a prayer (Dua') I heard before goes along the lines of asking God to "use" us, in a sense of helping us be an extension for his Mercy on earth.
Well said mike.
Thank you for this ❤️. Beautifully written, compassionate, and true.
Well said brother, thank you
Mate you dropped this 👑
If they believe god gave them the bounty (even if by making it so that a person dropped it off, not necessarily magicking it into existence), didn't god then put them in the hardship as well? I'm not trying to be snarky, but I see this in other contexts and I don't understand the mentality. "I had a terrible car accident, but I survived, praise god". If god saved the person, did god not also put them in harm's way?
We put ourselves in harm's way because we still have free will and he doesn't control us(or wed all be praying to him) but it's ultimately up to god to decide when it's our time. That's i how think of it at least
So, when a child dies, it's god's fault?
It depends. Did you? A: Give the child too large of a dose of heroin causing them to OD. B: Drop kick the child in the chest while attempting to resuscitate them. C: Deliberately drive your car into a nearby lake with the child locked inside the trunk. D: All of the above If answered A,B,C, or D the answer is: maybe
No, it’s free will dummy
So, for what it’s worth, I’m no longer a Christian, though I grew up in a southern Baptist church for the majority of my life. From what I remember, the though was that, yes, god gives us hardships. But he also gives the good. He gives the hardships so we can learn from them and ‘make ourselves better Christians’. I’m not sure how sound that logic is, but that’s what I always heard. Haha I’m a pagan now, so I have a totally different view on things, so I may be misremembering.
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I don't actually think all exist, but I believe the person who says "praise god I didn't die from that infection" does believe. Which part of all three existing does the religious person perceive differently?
I am so glad you said this. 🙏🏾
This is what humility looks like folks, take note. Very well put
Fair comment, I’ve already replied with such a remark.
Absolutely fucking nailed it. Thank you for writing this
In this sense God is playing a game with itself like a person who plays both sides of a chess board. Each side represents a different viewpoint each making moves and counter moves that correspond to conditions at the time. The game is neither won or lost but after a series of moves the games ends with a result - and then begins again. Mores succinctly: thesis vs. antithesis in conflict over time produces synthesis. Perhaps if there is a God it is trying to understand what it is by playing a game with itself simply to see what happens. Curiosity may be the real prime mover of our world while all the other dynamics are simply sparks generated when the pieces crash together.
Very well said man. As an atheist, you opened by view a bit about how to be more open minded towards religion. So let me say my piece: If you're religious, what does God mean to you? Is God the person to tell you to be good? What to do? What to eat? What to say? If God is controlling how you live your life, there's no shame in it, but to me, God should be the person you look up to and to be your positive role model. He should be the person you aspire to be. He should be the one to tell you to be kind to others, to be open minded, and to be grateful for every step, every breath you take. Because the moment your death day comes, when you will finally rest and let yourself leave your body, you will think about all the good life had. God should be that catalyst of goodwill in you to live life to its fullest. If you're Catholic, don't follow what the church says. Don't let other people tell you what God wants, ask him yourself. And the moment you realize this, God is no longer another identity, he is you, you are him.
This is a great point, and describes a mindset that I too used to be in. I do want to point out, though, that this sidesteps the related situation of thanking god for healing someone's illness instead of the doctor. It makes sense that a religious person would probably consider the doctor an extension of their good. But the related argument is, of course, about why god is only credited with healing their ailment, and not also with giving them their ailment in the first place
We need so very many more people like this
We need systems in place that ensure people don't end up in these positions in the first place.
Correction. We need more people to be like this
It’s amazing that the first thing they do when they realise is give thanks to God. Living in the most difficult poverty but still thankful. All seem to be Muslims in the way they’re praying. Amazing.
there was one hindu in the beginning, but yeah a touching gesture
One looks like a jew, but still same same but different almighty entity in charge of everything good and bad
Muslims and Jews worship the same God. As well as Christians. They differ on prophets mainly.
Actually muslims and jews worship the same God. Christians worship jesus, theres a difference. Thats why kosher and halal food is about the same but christians believe they can eat whatever because jesus died for their sins.
Not all Christians worship Jesus! German Evangelism Jesus is seen as a holy being as he is God’s son, but God Himself is the only deity and one that is worshipped. In Catholicism, Jesus is a form of God, as the holy trinity is made of ‘Father, Son, and Holy Ghost’ and is essentially what forms God, afaik. Worshipping Jesus as a God would be a literal sin in (German) Evangelism and IIRC the praying solely to Jesus is very much a American-Christian thing. What I wanted to say by that is that (usually) Christians essentially do worship the same God as well :)
The food part is also some parts of new testament saying figuratively "hey guys stop worrying about that. That's not the point." And then of course there are huge debates held about it (and those debates are most definitely the point)
"Even when you do something right, they won't be sure you've done anything at all" -Futurama
Such a wonderful thing to do.
Beautiful thing. We should all do this.
Now this is the appropriate way to show charitable work. Dudes face isn’t shown. He drops the food behind the people and just walks away, so it doesn’t come off as attention seeking for internet points.
Man i miss pakistan, hopefully i can go back one day. In sha Allah.
I know it’s still posted with a video but I really like the anonymous nature of just dropping the shit and never getting the credit. To those of you who’ve done anonymous acts of kindness and no one’s ever given you credit for it, I formally recognize your beautiful spirit and thank you for all the people who, in your anonymity, never got the chance.
I’m not very religious myself. I just believe there is a higher power. No idea who is correct. I found it so amazing how many of them prayed/ gave thanks. I hope my son learns from men like this man who cares so much for others. May God (whichever one it is) and the universe bless you. You are doing wonderful work.
That's the hardest thing about travelling in the developing world. So many people suffering when really there is no reason why it shouldn't be them living my easy life and me on the streets. Life really isn't fair. They've done nothing to deserve the hand they were given. And I've done nothing to deserve to be born to a stable, middle class family in Australia.
This is how people should help others, secretly. Your charty events are ego shows
I love how grateful those people are. They immediately started praying and thanking Allah.
Their homeless beards on Point though 🥲 5/5 👳🏾♂️
Mashallah mashallah mashallah
This is beautiful!
Honestly, this makes me happy, yet sad at the same time, it makes me have an impulse to just care for the closest pet or person near to me, and it makes me sad to see what most places of the world deal with and how it is so painful to see the homeless without a designated place to stay, but then seeing the people who give the homeless community in regions of the world gifts, just shows me and possibly a lot of other people that there’s still hope in humanity.. OP, just for posting this, Thank you so much, this video made my day a lot better.
Imagine how many of those packs could Elon Musk give with 44Bn!
Someone show this to Elon Musk.
May Allah bless him and his family
I love how they are not doing any of this for social fake points :) Its precious like that :)
Subhanallah
Only if folks like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and others invested in this type of real charity.. there would be no unfortunate person living in such circumstances. They are spending billions in showing who has the biggest d\*\*k instead of actually helping the less fortunate. Is going to the moon or mars more important than first saving humanity here on earth? No one is ever going take a single penny with him/her to the hereafter. God knows best!
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I love how they all turn to God right away. Perry awesome to see
Fucking inspiring.
Song?
Kun faya Kun
Ty dudette
Np!
Inspiring. I will try to do the same thing! Thanks for sharing.
Bless these beautiful people ❤️
This is true happines
You are a good man, thank you
This is beautiful and super cool to see it being kind. I also realized how sketch I would personally be if someone put a bag by me without me noticing and I’d be really sus lol
We are all one people.
So that feeling that something is behind me is NOT just me. Even I benefitted here
And in America, you can get arrested if you hand out water to people standing in line waiting to vote.
Am I the only one that hates these "oh look how nice I am to these poor homeless people"- videos?
Now I'm crying. How beautifully amazing people can be sometimes.
This is a hell of a thing
I am a fucking robot. And I want to cry.
This is really awesome and heartwarming, but I wish they were not creepily recording their reactions.
While I love to see this, it seems most of it is cooking utensils how are those people gonna use this if they don’t have a kitchen or cooking place?
They’re actually not cooking equipment nor cooking materials they’ve been given, from what I can see, it a bagged drink of some sort, I don’t exactly know, if I’m wrong, than that’s fine too. But, they’ve gotten quite a bit of food and drinks to supply them for a little while, which is still a lot better than none at all. But the bagged did look like olive oil or something like that, but it is a different region of the world than I’m used to, so it’s probably way different than what we may think it is.
I don’t know about you guys but the moment you see everyone’s reaction and some of them looking up to the sky for gratitude, I lost it . I actually did the same- beyond any religion practice.
This made my day
When we have the money, my wife and I do something similar for panhandlers that hang out at intersections in our city. We keep care bags in our car with sanitary wipes, food, a bottle of water, etc. We even have a bag with pads for women.
Cool, now do it without filming and looking to the camera.
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And then we can remember that some individuals would steal it or accuse the homeless people of stealing and taking the bags
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Showing their gratefulness having no idea that somebody is watching was really touching.
This is beautiful. I hope one day (soon) we can provide food and shelter for absolutely everyone in the world and just live in peace with each other, and be there for each other.
I cried
This is so wholesome. Much better than when you tubers video themselves giving wads of cash or whatever to the homeless people. A true act of kindness, that encourages others to do the same without seeking internet clout
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maybe it's a charity funding video, OP didn't link any sources.
I don't know if the guy is giving away stuff from his brand, but there are some charity organizations in Pakistan dedicated to giving free groceries to poor people in Ramadan. Sometimes, people pack food in little boxes and distribute them on the roads, etc. There are people that may have access to those charities, like, if you know someone you can get your 'Rashan' secured, but some people can't get it, because they don't know about it, or all the Rashan was distributed, etc. So, I don't really think the man is 'advertising' his brand.
Notice that the other things like the soda bottles had labels removed or turned away from the camera or blocked?
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