WORDS OF WISDOM

From a tweet by Cory Booker [Mayor of Newark, N.J.]:" give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than appears necessary, and help more than is asked."  This was written after the damage from hurricane Sandy.  His encouraging others to share and care about each other is a way to help people cope with the loss of their posessions, their neighborhoods, and unfortunately for some, the loss of their loved ones.  

Philosophers have for thousands of years written that we [humans] are all connected and all in it together. If we are bombarded by negative news, disasters, and dire predictions about the future, it is hard to feel the connection with others and the support that this can bring.  It is interesting that often after a disaster affects us personally, we become reaquainted with our neighbors and realize how many neighbors that we actually have.

I am hoping [and believing] that we won't need disasters to bring us back together.  We can start now. Value yourself and then give more than is expected.