1. 2 years ago 

   When Does Goodness End?

   What if I write a book that enables poor people to start their own businesses and earn an income that provides for their family and I sell it for $15? Then I donate $5 from every sale to a fund that helps some of those businesses get off the ground.
   
   What if I sell 1,000 books? I’ve made about $8,000 (after subtracting the cost of my book) which allows me to make more books and help more people. I’ve distributed a book that has helped at least 1,000 people provide for their families. And I’ve donated $5,000 towards a fund for their businesses. Many would say I have now graduated to being a “good person”.
   
   What if I sell a million books? Now I’ve helped over a million people provide for their families and donated $5 Million.
   
   But I also made $8 Million for myself. So what happens if I buy a nice Range Rover that costs me $80,000? That’s a small percentage of my income, so it’s similar to a blue collar worker buying a Honda Accord.
   
   Is my “goodness” really relative to the amount of good I do? Or is it just tied to the amount of money people are comfortable with me making? When does my income negate my goodness? And how?

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These are my thoughts, and more likely my agendas. Let’s call a spade a spade. I want to inspire people to treat each other with love and respect, and to live each second as if it were our last.

At the end of the day, I appreciate the journey, good and bad. I believe there is purpose in everything; literally everything. And the more I embrace that, the more I truly live; the more peace I have.

I believe in the social entrepreneur model, as opposed to the traditional forms of aid that have crippled developing nations for decades. And on top of that, I believe the fashion industry is one of the best industries to leverage as a tool to combat poverty and help restore dignity to developing nations. So that's my thing. If that's not appealing, you might want to read a different blog.

I believe in the power and importance of ubuntu. I aspire to do more…more than I have to. I won’t "change the whole world", but I intend to make some significant improvements along the way as I try. And I’ll fight for all sorts of justice, up to the day they throw dirt on me.

I thank God that I get to live this life. Carpe diem.

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