A Friend in Need

If we're talking about helping other people in other countries, and we do talk about that every now and again, I think the best place to start is friendships. If you're worried about people in some neglected part of the world, first go make friends there.

Don't go to help, or worse save people there. Go to listen to them. Go to understand. Go to make friends. Offer nothing but your ear and your heart. Accept everything that is given to you.

Then you will have an idea of your role in addressing the problems of your new friends. You're probably less necessary than you think, but probably more important as well.