Amazingly enough, the smallest contributions can make the biggest difference. To gain more from life than an ordinary, plodding existence requires very little effort on our parts. We ourselves are transformed by the deep satisfaction we experience when we lift the spirits of just one person. When we smile at someone who is frowning, when we let someone in front of us on the freeway, when we call a newcomer just to say we care, we enter the realm of the extraordinary.
Want to change the world? Start with the addict sitting next to you tonight, and then imagine your act of kindness multiplied. One person at a time, each one of us makes a difference.
An increase of $3.89 billion per day? The numbers are so insane that we either dismiss them as exaggeration or insurmountable. Just like the problems in my life, this will not go away when ignored. I agree to pay more and that means that we all need to live with less. This country is only 236 years old. At an increase of $3.89 billion per day does any rational person honestly believe that the overall standard of living can be sustained?
