Discoraged from giving to those less fortunate?

"I remember when I first joined that we were discouraged from giving to those less fortunate. This was "buddhist mercy" vs. "christian charity". We had a much superior way of helping people than to just give them hand-outs. All we had to do was shakabuku them. Then they would gain fortune on their own. It didn't matter if they were really suffering. We were told that helping them financially was not going to really help, and we should not do it. The SGI of today does make token donations to devastated people but I see other organizations really helping humanity and trying to make a difference in the world. SGI does not." -- Quiet One