I’m good at doing things that don’t make money

Volunteering is my thing

In the kids’ schools when they were little 

In Holland the year after we got married

The Baha’i community got most of my attention

From organizing children’s classes

To being the editor of the Montreal newsletter

To organizing an English corner for new Chinese immigrants

To coordinating the volunteers for the Shrine in Montreal 

My books are something else I do out of love 

It’s certainly not to make money 

But when my writing touches someone’s soul

It’s better than all the money in the world 

Raising my kids was unpaid labour too 

One I am very happy to have devoted my time to

Perhaps what is important is the result of our labours 

And how they help others 

Rather than what we earn 

Volunteering is its own reward 

August 28, 2024