Whether or not to donate in the face of disaster is not the most important thing. What matters is whether we should approach this matter with a heavy heart. She is exploiting the disaster and the victims for personal gain. Ask yourself, which survivor could accept others using your tragedy for attention? Although the ancients said, "A gentleman judges actions, not intentions," this only applies to those who donate regardless of their reasons, not to those who commit fraud and remain unrepentant from the very beginning. The Analects, in "Li Ren," also says: "A gentleman understands righteousness; a petty person understands profit."
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Whether or not to donate in the face of disaster is not the most important thing. What matters is whether we should approach this matter with a heavy heart. She is exploiting the disaster and the victims for personal gain. Ask yourself, which survivor could accept others using your tragedy for attention? Although the ancients said, "A gentleman judges actions, not intentions," this only applies to those who donate regardless of their reasons, not to those who commit fraud and remain unrepentant from the very beginning. The Analects, in "Li Ren," also says: "A gentleman understands righteousness; a petty person understands profit."