A homeless person with no job is given a sandwich. He gives half of it to another homeless person.  He is essentially giving half of everything he has at that moment.  No one notices.  He doesn't get mentioned in the news.  He gets no recognition at all.  Meanwhile, a billionaire make a donation to a charity that equals one tenth of one percent of his fortune and it's front page news.  But which one is the true philanthropist?
    In my opinion, the person who has very little, yet shares what he has, is more of a philanthropist than the wealthy person who donates a small part of his fortune, usually to the charity that gives him the most publicity for doing it.  Of course, not all wealthy people are like that, some really do want to help others and a few really do give generously of time and money to the needy, but they are the exceptions.   It's just sad that our society honors those who give the most money rather than those who give the biggest share of what they have.  I think the CNN Heroes program is a step in the right direction to honor true philanthropy, but more is needed.