Wishing for the next ‘In Thing’

I feel good about the Time magazine’s selection for the ‘2005 Person of the Year’. Finally, there is recognition of ones work for the betterment of humanity. (I dislike it when this honor is given to dictators and corrupt politicians who hog the news). I admire Bill and Melinda Gates not only for the stupendous amount of money (over 25 billion dollars) they have given for humanitarian causes, but also for the active roles they play in making sure that the money is well spent **. Musician Bono ‘raises hell’ as an advocate of the poor countries - not as a rocker high on drugs!

I hope helping the weak and the needy will become an ‘in thing’ for a few years.

**The workings of Senator Bill First’s charity is a nice contrast!