During the holidays many of us tend to think all’s right with the world. Less so this year perhaps after the funny-money games of the greedy masters of the universe have caused the greatest economic dislocation since the depression. But too many still believe the advertising, the gimmicks and the statistics. The reality is there is much wrong. There is much pain. And the fleeting moments in those weeks when we decide to become more generous and giving, not only with money but with our time, rarely carry over into the rest of the year.
