World Peace, anybody??

Charity is one word that elicits responses of varying degrees and kind from all quarters- from plain indifference, to emotional outbursts; from economic theories to cynicism. So when I came to know about this N.G.O that asks people to donate not necessarily money but intangibles like “TIME” and “TALENT” I was struck by their ingenuity.

This concept is based on the premise that each one of us has some skill or knowledge or talent that we can share with those who can benefit from them and the possibility of corruption does not arise.

My wandering mind could not help but think how many possible applications this brilliant concept can have and how far-reaching and world-changing can its ramifications be!

So I quickly drew up a table of people who have a surfeit of certain such usable tangibles and intangibles and their respective possible beneficiaries.

S. NO.	DONORS		THE DONATION OR Daan		POSSIBLE BENEFICIARIES
1	Arjun Singh		"Seat" Daan		Bus Stops , Public Parks
2	India TV.		Reuters Daan		Center For Paranormal Research and Investigation
3	Navjot Singh Siddhu		Laughter Daan		Mamta Bannerjee
4	Aamir Ghajini Khan		Tattoo Daan		Saif Ali Khan, Salman Rushdie (for remembering the names of his exes)
5	Salman Khan		Bashing-up Daan		Speaker of the Lok Sabha (For tackling indiscipline)
6	Investment Bankers		Pink-Slip Daan		Ekta Kapoor
7	Aaj Tak		"Sabse tez" Daan		Inzamam Ul Haq, National Security Advisor
8	Sarah Palin		Hyper-political-correctness Daan		Sambhavana Seth
9	Smriti Irani		Tear Daan		P.M. Drought Relief Fund, Mob Control Resources
10	Delhites to be married		Faaltu-Fund Daan (Includes expenditure on Rose-Petal-Throwing-Machine, the 5:1 attendant to guest ratio and Wedding Choreographers)		National Poverty Alleviation Program
	And a few Special Donation Programs -
11	VIPs		Security Personnels Daan		The Aam Aadmi
12	Dog Trainers		Service Daan		Kerala's C.M- V S Achuthanandan
13	Shahrukh Khan		Dialogue timing and delivery Daan		R.R. Patil for "bade bade shehron mein aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hain"
14	Nita Ambani		Private Jet Daan		The N.S.G (so they don't have to keep waiting at airports)
15	Minister of foreign affairs, Pakistan, Malik Amad Khan		Acting skills and histrionics Daan		Imraan Hashmi, Himmesh Reshamiya
16	Any sighted person		Netra (Eyes) Daan		Asif Ali Zardari

Anybody else thinking win-win?? Maybe the Nobel Peace Prize Panel should take a look! ;-)