“What concerns the Christ of the Gospels is not the economic situation of the poor man, but the moral condition of the rich man.” ― Nicolás Gómez Dávila
The St. Basil and St. Chrysostom equivalent today would be going after the wealth of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. The Maximum Leader of the Worthy House's wealth is fine. Mr. Haywood give us this awesome content for free because of it.
It's a bit more complicated than that. Gifts and charity is different from giving the poor free money with no strings attached. It is important for people to get out of the mindset of being a parasite. Work and duty gives fulfilment and purpose and pride in one's accomplishments. It breeds a better, higher form of man. Without hardship to overcome, we become spoilt. Helping those who have suffered tragedy, improving infrastructure, improving opportunities for people to better themselves... Those are all very real ways to spend your excess in a virtuous way.
It makes more sense to help those who have fallen on hard times more so than those who, through idleness, do not work to improve themselves especially when they have others for whom they are responsible. Much like with modern medicine, it is the most useful for triage, rather than long-term health.
“What concerns the Christ of the Gospels is not the economic situation of the poor man, but the moral condition of the rich man.”
― Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Vanity
Idolatry
Comfort
Excess
The St. Basil and St. Chrysostom equivalent today would be going after the wealth of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. The Maximum Leader of the Worthy House's wealth is fine. Mr. Haywood give us this awesome content for free because of it.
It's a bit more complicated than that. Gifts and charity is different from giving the poor free money with no strings attached.
It is important for people to get out of the mindset of being a parasite. Work and duty gives fulfilment and purpose and pride in one's accomplishments. It breeds a better, higher form of man. Without hardship to overcome, we become spoilt.
Helping those who have suffered tragedy, improving infrastructure, improving opportunities for people to better themselves... Those are all very real ways to spend your excess in a virtuous way.
It makes more sense to help those who have fallen on hard times more so than those who, through idleness, do not work to improve themselves especially when they have others for whom they are responsible. Much like with modern medicine, it is the most useful for triage, rather than long-term health.
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