Is life black or white?

I’m currently in the Dark Continent; in Benin covering Kuwait’s humane charity projects there. The tour might further go to Tanzania and Djibouti. It is amazing to witness how people like us have managed to reach the remotest, smallest and most inaccessible villages on the continent, thanks to the donations they make to the Direct Aid Society. It gives me great joy to emphasize that the Kuwaiti people, who are known to adore luxury, are at the same time keen on donating and volunteering to lend hands of benevolence to the poor and needy.

It was great honor to watch Kuwait’s flag being hoisted in the most remote and underprivileged villages. The Kuwaiti donors helped provide electricity and developmental projects in these villages. This shows how well-off people, as we are known worldwide, do understand and realize the needs of the poor. In fact, I am experiencing a major paradox here. While surfing on Instagram, one can find different forms of excessive consumption and showing off. This shows a major contradiction between charity and luxury. I find myself perplexed whether life is black or white.

An underprivileged village where inhabitants are happy with small and simple means of living, or a person who shows off his expensive possessions - who is happier in real terms? It seems like this is just another night full of inquiries. On seeing the Direct Aid projects in the poorest African villages, I realized that our late Dr Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait, an icon of humanitarian work in Kuwait, was an unrivalled man equal to an entire nation!

It was great honor to watch Kuwait’s flag being hoisted in the most remote and underprivileged villages