I think it's wonderful and a sign of true humanity to help those who need it. Of course, we have to be careful of creating dependency, this is where those who receive charity are quite happy relying on charity forever. Give a man a fish, feed him for one day, teach a man to fish, you feed him for life. I think this is importnant; the goal of charity, where possible, should be to help somebody get to a position where they no longer need charity, not just sustain them.