In the face of a tragedy such as the earthquakes that took over 60,000 lives, it is easy to give into hopelessness, thinking there’s nothing we can do. But we can give. We can give to the organizations who do the work on the ground.

Amazon has given its front page to the Red Cross. If you shop at Amazon, you can use your account to give money directly to them. It took me less than a minute to give. It is, as they say, the least we can do.