Oprah

I LOVE Oprah. I highly recommend (if you haven't done so already) that you watch her show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. The guests she has on her show range from popular celebrities to ordinary citizens. The discussions she has and activities she does on her show are often eye-opening, touching, inspiring, and motivating and deal with issues that range from challenges many people face everyday, such as discrimination, abuse, etc., to issues across the seas, such as child slavery and genocide.

Oprah is such an amazing, compassionate, generous woman and arguably one of the most influential women in the world. Through hard work, resilience, and determination, Oprah has gone from growing up in a ghetto to being a billionaire and one of the richest African Americans (not to mention being a woman as well). With her wealth, Oprah gets involved with the community, organizing charitable events and activities to help those in need. She shares her humanitarian experiences with her audience and viewers, inspiring many to do the same.

After reading James’ post about costs, I thought about Oprah and how much money she has. I admire how she is able to give away so much money yet still have enough to support herself. I wish that I was super rich so that I could give more to the needy. I know that money isn't everything and that there are other ways to help those in need; however, I think that, especially as we get older, I feel that we are often limited to what we can do because we have to worry about earning a living and being able to support ourselves/family. It's possible to still get involved with community service in your spare time even if you have a job, but like James mentioned, the time spent doing one thing is time you could have spent doing something else.

I know that when looking for a job, the ideal is that you look for one in an area that you're interested in. However, in reality, the issue of salary amount comes into play, and I feel that people don't always focus on what their most passionate about as much as how much they would make at a certain job; just an opinion.