Let's Give Back

Let's be serious for a minute, shall we? Have you ever seen how many charities exist out there? There are so many charities in the world today, it's hard to know where to even begin. I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to select a charity out of a list of charities in which I could compete for and earn them money or whatever. The list wasn't even that long. but I had a hard time choosing. I had heard about maybe half of them, and even with some of those, I couldn't tell you what their main mission was. Some are very well known, and pretty much everyone knows what they are setting out to do, but others are lesser known, and I feel bad for them.

Giving to charity is great, and it makes you look great in the public eye, especially if you are a celebrity. If you have a lot of money, you better be giving to something, damn it, or else you'll look like a jackass. And that just goes without saying. Everyone knows that if you have a chunk of change, you better share that chunk. Well, I don't have a chunk. I hope to someday have a chunk of change, but for now, I only have what I need to get by.

The trick, I've found, is figuring out which one to support. Sometimes the choice can be obvious. If you know someone that had breast cancer, you would probably select a charity that raises funds for research for a cure. If you know someone that has like, childhood diabetes or something, you would probably support that. And so on and so on. But what if you don't know anyone with these things? What if you're like me and you don't really have a cause that's near and dear to your heart? I guess you could probably spread the wealth to a bunch of different charities, but even that's hard because if you're gonna give, you probably want to have an impact, and that means giving all of your efforts to one thing, I would assume.

There are so many good causes out there, and I had been thinking about it. I bet if we all chipped in a little here and there to something that is worth it, we could all make an impact, even if it's a small one. I remember having discussions with Slot Attendants at the casino, talking about if everyone they helped and serviced their machines and stuff tipped just a dollar each, how rich they would be. Just a dollar, man. And the cumulative effort would be greater in the long run than just one person tipping five bucks every now and then.

Hell, I have made political contributions before, yet I have never made an donation to a charitable cause, other than maybe the Can-a-thon. I think I should reevaluate this, and try to find something that I can help out with, and I encourage all of you to do the same. Find a cause, and help out. I'm sure it'll make me feel like a better person, and I bet it would do the same for you.