Do what you can

Today is World AIDS Day. Around the globe, communities of faith, family, affinity and circumstance are coming together to remember, enlighten and educate themselves about HIV and AIDS.

AIDS is not over. The poor do not have dependable access to information about protecting themselves from infection, nor are they able to receive the latest, life-sustaining therapies. The young believe that they are invincible, stronger than the virus, immune. The rich and powerful believe their money and position will protect them.

Eleven days ago, one of the smartest and wealthiest men I know told me over dinner that he had tested positive for HIV. I sometimes wonder if there is any hope for us, as a race, when even the good and supposedly strong stay silent and ignorant of the world around them. It makes me sad sometimes. It makes me angry too. It makes me want to work for change.

I do what I can. Please: do what you can.