I missed the fist part on Mother Theresa. I'm not an expert on her "charity"
work, but I do know one thing about her and her "work." She was not a social
worker, and to judge her by traditional social work standards is missing
the point. (When she was alive) if you showed up on her doorstep asking
to join because you felt sorry for the poor and wanted to help others -
you woudn't be let in. She was working on herself mostly. It's a very old
concept of helping others and yourself at the same time - and for they
can't be separated. In social work, we (the priviliged) try to save them
(the unpriviliged). That's my limited understanding of the difference.
btw I put charity and work in "" not as criticism, rather that the use
of these words is slightly inappropriate in the context of the sentence.
"Keefer, Robert P." wrote:
Try this link for more back and forth on Mother Teresa:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/judith_hayes/happy_heretic/1998/march.html
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