[time] saving 1 life at a time

by nancy gibbs

"we make a living by what we get", churchill said, "but we make a life by what we give".
and to save a life?
if you're bill gates, the richest man in teh world, you give fantastic sums of money, more than $1 billion this year alone. but he also gives the brainpower that helped him make that money in the first place, hunting down the best ideas for where to fight, how to focus, what to fund.
if you're a rock star like bono, you give money. but you also give the hot white lights that follow you every where, so that they shine on problem that grow in shadows.
if you're bill clinton and george h.w. bush, you raise money - but you also give the symbols: two men, old enemies, who got over it because the needs are so pressing that they now work together. it's a model for unlikely partnerships of a kind that progress demands, partnerships among doctors and pastors and moguls and lawyers and activists and tribals chiefs and health ministers and the frontline angels of mercy everywhere.
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(time, november 7, 2005)

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