Helping those in need

Comments on Raymond Zhou's "The last good Samaritan? " (China Daily, October 20)

I commend you on your article. I believe your final statement/question regarding "detractors are saying people do good deeds for the money," is a very true statement that exists in some Western societies. I am a recent transplanted Canadian, now living and volunteering with International China Concern based in Changsha, Hunan. In the West, some individuals will only help others when there is some form of payment involved.