I hope you all had a lovely Fourth of July weekend. My amazing lady and I wanted to do something to give back to our community the night before, so we brought some food down to Skid Row in LA and served those in need. (We then had amazing BBQ, beer and swimming on the 4th. Because it’s the law.) It’s crazy how much we take for granted in life. Just having food to eat whenever we want it is such a luxury we take for granted. Giving back a little always puts that in perspective. It reminded me of when I was a kid and I would help my mom at the Food Pantry that she created at our temple for the homeless people in the neighborhood. A man one time, so appreciative, asked if he could do any work to pay the good deed back. I was so impressed by that, I never forgot it. I’ve been trying to do more volunteer work lately. Got to serve those in need in Tampa a week ago as well. And spoke with an African American veteran who told me that even while in uniform defending our country he experienced racism at a base in Alabama, where they expected black soldiers to enter from the back. It’s crazy how people can even discriminate against the bravest among us. I’ll never understand some people’s need to feel superior over others. But the best way to combat that is to go out of your way to help equalize the playing field a bit, and to treat everyone as equals. And certainly to let our common humanity dictate how we behave. If you get a chance, try and find a way to give back this weekend or next. It only takes a couple hours, helps people immensely, and makes you appreciate your own life so much more. #compassion #humanity #gleib2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsjxpQFOAX/?igshid=ovowgpr7vgbs
