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Query by : An honest question: why do individuals call charity “giving back”?
I know occasionally words do not necessarily imply what they imply… immediately after all, men and women shout out “Holy crap” which does mean that they imply crap is holy… but where did “giving back” come from?
Charity is normally given to poor individuals. If you are giving issues to poor individuals, you happen to be giving it to them. You happen to be not giving anything “back” to them, unless you are a thief and took it from them in the first spot.
So, when we have “American Idol Offers Back”, who was American Idol taking things from? And, if they’re giving back what was rightfully theirs in the first spot, why really should they be proud of giving it back? If I stole lawn tools from my neighbor’s garage, really should I proudly announce to the neighborhood, “hey everyone, I am ‘giving back’ to my neighbor! Aren’t you proud of me?”
So… the way I see it:
1) the phrase is meaningless
two) if it’s really “giving back,” it is not praiseworthy, it is the minimum expected
or
three) individuals are actually confused about what charity is.
Very best answer:
Answer by Kady
I feel it is because when you “Give Back” you are basically helping them get their life back with food and shelter.
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momomo May 7 2012 - 10:12 pm
I see where you’re coming from. For me, it starts with being grateful for whatever you’ve been given in your life. That’s the “get” side. Giving back is just sharing some of your good fortune with others, either in terms of time or resources.
schwendelicious May 7 2012 - 11:06 pm
American Idol owes their success to the American public being obsessed with that stupid show….sorry I can’t believe it lasted this long. So, they are giving back to the less fortunate in the general public. When I hear the phrase used however, it is usually when a graduate from a university became successful and then donated back to the college because they partly owe their success to that institution.
Mooply May 7 2012 - 11:49 pm
It’s like,
they’re trying to help others from a world that has been so kind to them.
barbara v May 8 2012 - 12:02 am
You have a very good point! And the English language is filled with such idioms (words that don’t mean precisely what they say).
“Giving back”, in the sense used about giving to charity, is more sharing than giving. A person has been successful in life and wants to share his good fortune with others, people who have less, often a great deal less, so he is “giving back” what good fortune (and of course hard work) gave to him.
linlyons May 8 2012 - 12:32 am
consider, you were born into a country that makes your life better than that of a king 200 years ago.
you don’t get polio or small pox, or any of many diseases.
you flip a switch and the lights come on — every day.
you turn the faucet and you get clean pure water — every day.
you go to the store and get the food that you desire — every day.
you can get into your car and drive anywhere you want.
on highways that were built mostly before your were born.
maybe by the parents and grandparents of someone who needs help today.
and all you can think of is me, me, me, me, me.
maybe it’s about time you gave back to the society that has provided the life style that you think you earned.
the only thing you did to earn it was being born in the right place, at the right time.
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that is true.
they seem to think that everything they have is because of their own efforts.
in this country, nothing could be farther from the truth.
school was provided for free.
public safety was provided for free
(yeah, your parents paid taxes, now you do. and i’m betting you complain that you pay too much in taxes.)
the greed that is prevalent in society today is disgusting.