Some people say the most important thing about being rich is that it gives you the opportunity to give back or help the poor. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is indubitable that

money

is very important for helping others.

However

, I disagree with the It is indubitable that

money

is very important for helping others.

However

, I disagree with the given statement that it is the most essential thing in terms of a chance to help the needy. I believe that there are numerous ways of helping the underprivileged, and monetary aid is certainly not the best forms of aid. My

first

argument to support my viewpoint is that giving

money

to the poor would be a very shortsighted approach. It would satiate their needs for some time, but ultimately they have to be made capable of standing on their own. Providing education and job training is

better way

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a better way

of helping them.

For example

, my friend’s mother, teaches

children

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the children

of the slum area every evening. She is herself not very rich, but she is helping in better ways than

money

can do.

Secondly

, it is not always the financial help, which is needed by people. A timely helping hand when a person is suffering is better than helping with

money

.

For instance

, in natural calamities,

such

as earthquakes and floods, the immediate need of people is food and medical care. Many college students volunteered to carry food and medicines to the needy, when there was a flood in some areas of Punjab, a few years ago. Fresh medical graduates

also

went and stayed there and helped people with immediate medical care. In times of crises,

such

help outstrips any help that

money

can provide. Opponents would argue that only the rich are in a position to help the poor, as people need

money

for even the basic necessities of life

such

as food, clothing and shelter. Even providing education and job training to the destitute, needs

money

. They have a point, but I still believe that the help in terms of personal effort provided by those who are, themselves, not so affluent is equally good. To sum up, if one is rich, he is in a better situation to help others who need

money

and all the things which

money

can provide.

However

, I reiterate my view by saying that to help others, one need not be rich as help can be provided in many better ways than with

money

.