Leading the Way by Marianne Schnall

Author:Marianne Schnall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tiller Press

3. EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF GIVING BACK

I got excited about [the Worldwide Orphans Foundation] because I saw the good work up close. . . . Like any social cause, you just meet some people who are doing some things, and you realize, “Ah! These forty children are different than they were a year ago, and these 250 will be different if I do this fundraiser, and maybe by the year’s end, 1,800 children will have this,” and it suddenly becomes a real thing and not this giant idea that you wish could get better. It was nice to be reminded of the rest of the world.

I think there’s nothing wrong with giving your time and energy and money for very selfish reasons. If it makes you feel good, great. Just being outside of yourself . . . just to have a human connection that means something—again, it’s a selfish feeling—it makes you feel good. There’s nothing wrong with that.

—AMY POEHLER

I see a lot of people really wanting to do positive things in the world. And I feel that it’s like a new generation. . . . I think volunteering is the most fun thing—it can be really amazing and rewarding and meaningful. Sometimes I feel like it’s more for me. I mean, I’m not really helping them anywhere near as much as they are helping me. It completely broadens my view of the world.

—NATALIE PORTMAN

Giving, loving, caring, empathy, and compassion, going beyond ourselves and stepping out of our comfort zones to help serve others—this is the only viable answer to the multitude of problems the world is facing.

—ARIANNA HUFFINGTON

If [people] choose to get involved, they will be blown away by how joyful it actually is and how much fun it really is, and if they put their brains and their energy and their money behind something, they really can contribute to changing the world. And I believe that not just for somebody who’s wealthy, but for somebody who volunteers in their local community and gives their time, too. There are a lot of benefits to giving back, time or resources, in either case.

—MELINDA GATES

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.