The Power of Half
Working With Words
A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: john.ettorre@gmail.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Sunday, February 21, 2010
This story--about a privileged family that collectively decided to give half its wealth away, and everyone (including the kids) got an equal vote in selling the family's house--has struck a deep chord in these difficult economic times. I first heard about this uniquely inspiring family on NPR, but there's also been a book and plenty of media coverage about their story. We'd love to hear your thoughts about it.
2 Comments:
These are definitely bold and inspiring people. Thanks for bringing them to my attention. I personally prefer when I can to donate anonymously, but clearly part of what they're fired up about is becoming examples for others.
That's a good point about what fires them up.
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