We read in Holy Scripture: “When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow…” (Deuteronomy 24: 19). Nowadays, we live in a world in which very few of us have a field to harvest, which thus signifies that those that want to do their fair part to help those most in need aren’t going to be able to simply allow an impoverished person to help themselves to their field after harvest, but rather are going to have to come up with a modern way to do the same sort of thing and while it is true that Americans are quite generous when it comes to charity and the like, it just seems that having a ready path available for everyone to take advantage of has its necessary place, as well.
The thing about “round up” is the simplicity of the structure, which simply asks for those that are making a purchase or are paying a utility bill or things of this general sort, to have the opportunity for the person so making the payment to round up the bill to the next highest round number and for this small amount of money over and above the bill amount will thereby be provided to charity. So then, the cost to the individual is always going to be minimal because it will be less than $1, and it therefore doesn’t seem to be much of a bother or a burden to them, either, while still providing a needful service. Additionally, there is a great power in numbers, not only because by contributing even a small amount makes people feel that they have done something of merit, but also because there are so many financial transactions accomplished each and every day, that, as it is, rounding up, collects millions upon millions of dollars, yearly, that are subsequently forwarded onto worthy charities.
While there are a multitude of ways to give, it has to be admitted, that there are lots and lots of people that procrastinate in doing so while still also meaning well, but never get around to doing most of the good deeds that they ponder and think upon, in which, round up is one of those good things that is structured with such seamlessness that it’s easy to make that donation, and to be then done with it, nor is a given individual obligated to always do this, so it isn’t as if that once they make that first round up donation, that they have to continually do so. This is why the round up program is so brilliant in its concept, because it’s structured in a way and manner in which the giving is easy to do, and the results in aggregate are going to be beneficial, so that, at the end of the day, those that are struggling are able to obtain needful charity which makes for a better and a more caring society, all simply based upon individuals voluntarily providing a very small lift to those most in need.