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Jul 1, 2005
"Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear." --Horace Mann
Empty Pockets, Full Heart
Richard Semmler, a 59-year-old math professor, lives simply so that he may give generously. Over the last 35 years, by working part-time jobs and forgoing such everyday comforts as a home telephone and vacations, by living in an efficiency apartment and driving an old car, Semmler has donated as much as half of his annual income. Over his life he has given away $700,000 and plans to give $1 million before he retires.
BE THE CHANGE
Over a person's working life, an $8.00 lunch bought at a restuarant amounts to about $144,000. Packing your lunch to work and redirecting the money saved to charity can be a form of service in itself.
