You may turn every house in your neighborhood into a charity center, you may fill the land with soup-kitchens, but the misery of humans will still continue to exist until the character of humanity changes.

Abhijit Naskar
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The words of philosopher Kierkegaard speak to the idea that morality is not something that can be changed. It is an inherent quality of human beings, regardless of how high the standards are in society. If people are not better, if they are not kinder, if they are not more supportive, then the issues will remain the same. People may turn every house in their neighborhood into a charity center or fill the land with soup-kitchens, but the misery of humans will still continue to exist until the character of humanity changes.

This idea speaks to how much work needs to be done for humanity to change for the better. We may even have to literally tear down buildings in order to create a place where kindness is encouraged.

Source: Principia Humanitas

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