Essential Question Post #5

In our english class, we read an article about a man named Zell Kravinsky. He gave up everything that he had, his whole fortune, and donated it all to charity organiztions. He did everything that Peter Singer said to do in his solution to world poverty, and more. Is this really what people should be doing to make the world a better place? I'm sure that all of the money that he donated helped a lot, but it also depends on how wisely the organizations he donated the money to use it. After he donated the money he really didn't know much about what his money was used for, and how exactlly his contributions helped the people in need. I think that may be one reason why no matter how much he did, he still wasn't happy. I also dont think that was what he needed to do to make the world a better place because in some ways he was making the world a worse place, mainly for his family and close friends who worried about him. Also, he barley saved enough money for his own family to live comfortably. His trying to be a morally decent person, help out the people in need, and make the world an all around better place, ended up making his whole family unhappy. So, I think that the best thing to do to try and make a difference in the world is donating your time and effort by voulenteering somewhere or something like that.