Mark Chipman went to St. Paul’s High School. So did I.
He turned out a little more successful than I did. But what we both had drummed into us by the Jesuits all through high school is our purpose on this planet is to be a "man for others."
It’s a simple Jesuit idea: the meaning of life is a life with meaning, and the route to finding that meaning is to be of service to those around you.
Again, Chipman embraced this concept a little more fully than I did.
I cut my neighbour’s lawn; Chipman is rebuilding Winnipeg’s downtown, one block at a time.