Tonight the band is playing for an event called "Relay for Life" which is a cancer charity. The deal is that cancer survivors and their families camp out all night and walk in shifts, as a symbol of their perseverance in the face of the fatal disease.
This will be our third year participating, sharing our time and talent, and celebrating together with these fine people. I can not say enough that if you want to be happy, do nice things for other people. It's "good karma" as they say. But of course it's more than that.
As Paul McCartney once said to Chris Farley, "In my experience, the more you give, the more you get." I am here to tell you that is true! Giving your time to a charitable cause connects you with people in the community; keeps things in their proper perspective; reminds you how blessed and good your life really is; and brings you happiness and a warm heart.
Let me tell you a story about Page, our keyboardist. Yesterday he was laid off by a company he worked for over a decade. For 10 years he had worked with his boss, who had to fire him. His boss cried when he gave Page the news. But my friend told him not to worry, he will be all right. There are people all around us who are going through this - people who always did the right thing, studied in school, worked hard. People who did what they were told to do to succeed. They are losing their jobs their homes, their lives, their happiness. For what? Who took this American Dream away from them?
I have a good idea who it is... and none of the people who did this to us are rotting in a jail, or even mildly humiliated. They didn't even lose their jobs. They are laughing while counting their piles of gold while We The People wither on the vine. I ask again, for what?
Some day the cream will once again rise to the top. The chickens will come home to roost. Those who have taken from us will be called to the witness stand. Until that day comes, we are all, as John Mayer says, "waiting for the world to change."
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