What's it about giving publicly?

Hello steemians, trust you're having a nice time after the christmas holidays while we prepare for the new year.

There has been a burning issue in my mind as it concerns giving and the idea of making it public. Things like celebrating my birthday and choosing to go to the orphanage and spend some time with some children there. I take pictures and I upload on social media.

There are also those instances wherein One sees a beggar/destitute on the streets and one chooses to cloth such person or even provide a shelter and after this, the whole of the episode is shared on the social media.

Here is my point, I am confused. Why?

There are two perspectives to which I am viewing this from.

First is from the perspective of one of my local parlance which says you should not allow your other hand know when you are doing a good deed... In real sense, it means that things like I stated above should be done without anyone knowing that you did them and even as the good book says, the reward of such deed is waiting for the doer in heaven.

The second perspective is from that of the man that needs to be encouraged by the act of his fellow man. Of a truth, I believe the sight of a man doing something right could to a large extent encourage the other one to follow suit. Of cause, we must have had instances in which the fact that one person shared his experience at an orphanage home; about how happy the children were after they were visited with love from a fellow, spurred another to borrow a leaf from such act.

We sure cannot explain away the extent to which our visuals (what we see) tends to affect our actions and decisions. In the other way, we can't speak enough of people who display these pictures mainly for "personal" gains.

As I said, I am confused and I need opinions on this. Can we have a discussion?

If yes, please drop your views in the comments section below and let's talk; I want to learn.