I PLEDGE

I just watched a video produced by Oprah, entitled I PLEDGE, using a panoply of stars; Ashton and Demi, Will.i.am, Jamie Pressley, Courtenay Cox and David Arquette. The list goes on. They are in LOVE with Barack! Because of him, they will go to food banks; they will sell their Hummers they will adopt a baby or two. And it’s all good. But how about when you’re signing that contract for your $20 million payout for a film, you take enough to cover your tax liability and give the rest to a local school board. What about using your points on that next deal not to dole out the food, but BUY it. I get it guys; you’re supposed to spur me to do what I can, by doing what you do – dazzle me.

But here is what I PLEDGE

I pledge to do only the work that will edify or beautify the world

(Guess that means I’m out of corporate advertising)

I pledge to be truthful with myself, so I can speak the truth

I pledge to not look the other way when someone needs active help

I pledge to be responsible, responsive, and when needed retrograde

Because not everything in the past has lost its value

I pledge to inculcate in all those who are not convinced

Of the value of our elders

It is no coincidence that while we panic about our 401(k)s

And ARMs, and credit cards

Our elders reach in their bosoms, and under their mattresses,

They create something out of nothing

While we make nothing out of the little we have left

I Pledge to do just a little bit better