Giving Alms.

There is great difference between giving alms & donation. In Hindi we say Bheekh, which is not good for society, while Dan is good. I feel that giving alms increases laziness, worklessness and negativity. Each & every one should work for living. Begging becomes habitual and beggers loose their hesitation to beg. They become shameless in doing so. Beggers are parasite on society. They become so habitual in begging that they cross all limits in doing so. They adopt lies and  false pretence in begging. They mis-use such money. We see many children along with grown-ups begging in the name of Saturn on Saturdays. We do no good by giving them arms.
Yes ! there should be honest institutions, which should help poor in feeding & giving shelters. Effuliant  persons must give donations to these institutions for this noble cause. Thus we do some thing religious and moral. It is our pious duty to feed poor and needy people. We can help genuine persons personally, if we are sure of their miserable condition. All religions advocate Dan/donation and I strongly believe in it.
Shailbala Misra.