We light the oven so that everyone may bake bread in it. If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Create shared resources for the community and ensure the needy benefit. Charity is demonstrated by helping those who cannot help themselves.
- In plain terms
- Build resources for everyone and make sure the poor benefit.
- What can you take from it?
- Create shared resources and ensure the needy are included.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you ensure benefits from shared resources?
- How do you help those with the most need?
Another view
Charity alone may not solve systemic inequality.
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