When we engage in acts of altruism, it helps the person we're helping, but research shows that it has mental benefits for the giver, too. Jonathan Kanter More Quotes by Jonathan Kanter More Quotes From Jonathan Kanter It's the cliche of the holiday season -- take care of and be inclusive of others, but I think what the pandemic has taught us, more than anything, is that it's important to go back to basics, to what really matters. Jonathan Kanter