We have all heard the stories about people who have had near-death experiences or from those that are terminally ill. Their view of the world changes. They seem to care less about ego or material things and more about love and compassion.
In my hometown of Vancouver, someone recently gave the B.C. Cancer Foundation $18.35 million and didn’t want any credit for it. It was an anonymous gift.
VIDEO: Inside My Heart and the Global Refugee Crisis
In 2015, I stood on a beach in Greece helping terrified and near-frozen refugees as they lurched out of a flimsy plastic boat filled with water. For them, this moment was one more step away from a devastating conflict that had ripped apart their world.
“Who would be crazy enough to live like this?” I wondered, tiptoeing through the maze of single-person tents. These volunteers, who came from every corner of the globe, were truly roughing it.
