Proverb- “Charity begins at home” I Meaning I Example I Sentence Example

Proverb- “Charity begins at home”

Meaning:

A person’s first duty begins at home. By that, it means that his first duty is to serve and help his own family members before he thinks of helping someone else. It’s kind of synonymous to the warning you hear in an airplane i.e. “Please wear your own mask before helping others”. So in the case of charity, it’s like “try helping your family first and then someone else”.
Note*- This proverb does not say that charity is not good or not needed. Yes, we are leaving in a world where we do need to help others. In fact, life is all about helping and easing someone's pain and spreading happiness, but that mindset should always start from HOME.

Example:

If there is a person who does a lot of donation and charity but does not have time to pay attention to a family member who has been ill from a long time then that charity will not make any sense. Giving attention, time & importance to a family member at least when they are in most need of it is of utmost importance and priority. Otherwise, any good thing or social work done to anyone else will not yield any fruit.

Sentence example:

1. He spends the little money he earns on social work neglecting his ailing mother forgetting that
    “Charity begins at home”.

2. Lara should know that “Charity begins at home” before gifting a costly dog to her best friend
    when her younger brothers school fees were pending from months and he was on a verge of being
    kicked out of the school.

3. Father- For what do you need so much money?
   Son- Dad I need to throw a party for my friend’s birthday.
   Father- You know we are going through a tough time as a lot of money is going in your sister’s cancer treatment. Didn’t anybody tell you that “Charity begins at home”?

4. I should have known that “Charity begins at home” before giving all my saving to child education NGO. Now, I don’t have enough money to pay for my father’s hospital bills.

5. You know there is a saying that “Charity begins at home”, during the recession you should have helped your brother first and then your colleague.

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