I had a good friend the other day comment to me that given the evil we are seeing, he felt the end of the world was approaching. The object of this discussion was the most recent shooting in Atlanta. Now folks, this is not a religious person. I won’t bore you with the philosophical discussion we had about religions, especially the Judeo-Christian belief.
My retort was simply, “I am sorry, I watch the news every night and 60 Minutes on Sunday and they always have a feel good story about someone paying it forward.” The majority of people try and do good. My latest example is the winner of Wheel of Fortune who donated all $145,000 of his winnings to charity. He predetermined before the win that he would do this. He felt simply, he had enough and others needed it more than he and his wife did. So it was agreed. Any winnings would go to charity.
My hope is that the next time you feel like you have enough … donate to a worthy charity. Here’s a suggestion, that virus relief check you are getting, if you really don’t need it, send it to the food bank.
Kent C. Overly, Draper
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