Now, for those that do charity far away from their 'home', I believe they have their reasons, and I think I can state a few.
One of those reasons can be entitlement mentality. Many people feel they are entitled to someone else's resources, especially if they have shown benevolence a few times. They think to themselves that "if this person can give me this thing now, it means that they can always give me". Therefore, they will keep coming and keep asking even for things they can work and get for themselves. And when they don't get what they predetermined in their hearts, that's when you start hearing all sorts of stories about the wealthy person. This is a wrong mentality but unfortunately very rampant. So because of this, the giver rather feigns stinginess in their immediate environment and go out there to do charity towards strangers—strangers that won't expect them to give them all the time.
I know of a wealthy man that was free handed. Because of this, people never stopped coming to his house, and they always come with one problem or the other. In as much as he did have the money, he still felt drained. This is why I think that the givers sometimes prefer that those that know them shouldn't know that they have that much resources.
Another scenario is that of safety. Kidnappers usually prey on people they perceive to be wealthy, and what better way to show abundance than acts of charity?
The point mentioned above are simply my understanding as to why benevolent people tend to neglect those around them and go far away to perform acts of charity. But I don't think it should be so. I mean, even though those around them might be leeches, not all of them are. Some of them are genuinely helpless and can't seem to find their feet. Therefore, I think everyone should be done in moderation and with schedules. All these constitute wisdom.
While planning for the far away outreach activities, the wealthy can intentionally look around their immediate environment and select a few persons that genuinely need help and actually help them. They can do this secretly from time to time. So that when other hear about it and ask questions, it will be understood that the criteria is genuine helplessness and not idleness. After all, real charity is empowerment not just free handouts.
In conclusion, the saying "charity begins at home" should hold true for any person genuinely doing charity. After all, it is the story of those around us that we truly know and can genuinely relate with. And in knowing their stories, we can actually extend a hand of help where it does really matter. We won't have to just give random things that they might not need immediately, and hope that they are satisfied.
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