Wednesday, September 14, 2005

The Sun Chronicle Newspaper-ESSLER: Goodness afoot? Must be a crisis

The Sun Chronicle Newspaper: "ESSLER: Goodness afoot? Must be a crisis

A few reflections on the ongoing drama of Hurricane Katrina ...

... The outpouring of generosity for the victims of Hurricane Katrina continues to amaze. It's heartwarming to see so many willingly pitch in to help strangers.

Yet those acts of generosity leave me wondering why it always seems to take bad news to get people on their best behavior. Sure, there's a fair amount of charitable giving throughout the year, but the giving does seem more spontaneous during a disaster."

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