No Peter, I had to take a short plane flight yesterday, and although I primarily use my phone for work, I've found that it can be a wonderful distraction with reading the news and some internet forums. I really do hate typing paragraphs on my phone though, be it work e-mails or on internet forums. Is that a good enough response for you
Per your request, and this an example ONLY and I'm not talking about myself...
Stating what you may or may not do to try and make a difference in others lives...
I donate two hours a week of my free time at a nursing home.
Talking about what you may or may not do to try and make a difference in others lives...
Since I have a hectic schedule, I try to take a therapy dog to the nursing home to visit people who may or may not have loved ones who visit them. Since I can end up having work to do on Saturdays, I may try to take a day off early during the week to get over to the nursing home, or perhaps on a Sunday afternoon. The visits are just as rewarding for myself (perhaps another topic to debate) as they are for the the people the dog visits. Even in the alzheimer's ward, people seem to remember the dog coming in each week and want to hug her. The people seemed so moved by having a dog come in to visit them that they have asked the nurses to take pictures of them with the dog so they can put the picture up on their bedroom wall. Kind of funny at times because it's at the point where I don't feed the dog on the day I take her to the nursing home because some of the residents will save some of their food so they can feed her. Normally I wouldn't allow strangers to feed the dog, but it makes the resident's pretty happy doing so, and the dog doesn't mind it, so I allow it for the day.
All I'm wondering is what do YOU do each month or year to help those you don't know or have a "cause" that has no affect in your own life. I don't look at you answering my question (as far as what you do on your own dime) as bragging on your end.
God forbid we try to help each other and be nice at the same time.
And yes, I'm still working on my internet skills as far as being nice:24:
Oh, and Peter, you don't know really well if you think I'm ignoring you
Again, part of my point is that most of the people that I know who take the time and energy out of their own hectic work schedule do so because they have faith in a higher power of some sort.
Morals may change over long periods of time within a society, but the word of Jesus Christ does not (although man's interpretation may change). I know, then one could argue who's interpretation is the right one?