It’s been made painfully clear lately that we can’t do much about the length of our lives: Covid-19 has certainly put a new emphasis on that. But in spite of this, we can control what we do with our lives: that’s why personal and corporate volunteerism programs that allow us to give back to others are so popular and important to our own lives and a company’s culture. In these trying times, there are countless examples of heroic and kind efforts: several chefs I know are cooking for the needy while their trendy restaurants are shuddered, companies here in Vegas are donating food and supplies throughout the community, and the media is full of stories about people contributing time, money and energy to support essential health care workers. President George HW Bush would have called these some of his “thousand points of light”: that’s how he referred to these kinds of wonderful ‘giving back’ efforts. Remember: there's much that each of us can do. Put the width and depth of your skills and experiences to good use today.
Henry Louis Mencken (1880 – 1956): American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic and scholar of American English
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