DJ2

Dear Journal, 10/ 24
The last entry I made in my journal was about Bill Gates, and how I think that his actions in charity are hypocritical. Along this same train of thought, I’ve been thinking about Bono and his being Person of the Year along with Bill and Melinda Gates in 2005. He as well spent the majority of his life acquiring wealth and fame. He did so differently, as a musician and performer, but the results are the same. He is one of the richest and most famous people in the world. He wears custom designer clothing everywhere he goes, and of course has his signature sunglasses. He owns at least two houses and a hotel, but he is also a well known philanthropist in Africa. He shows largely the same hypocrisy as Bill Gates, where he lives in excess and splendor but gives to the poor of Africa. He walks through the mud roads in Africa and sees children dressed in nothing but old shirts dressed in his designer clothes and with his signature sunglasses. I judge him as a hypocrite in this, as if he truly wanted to give to the poor of Africa he would give more, and only live a normal life because he has given so much to the poor.