08-18-2006, 03:58 AM
I love the smell of controversy in the morning. And all these quotes at the end of posts. Great!
Watching Hawaii for a number of years, I notice that it seems to follow California in financial trends.
We live in a world where there are all kinds of people and some are avaricious to a fault and some are humanitarians and most fall in the middle somewhere. Am I a pessimist if I say I don't see that changing? I used to be an idealist, now I know that I can only control my own values and behavior.
I think that we have to address and recognize racism as well as other factors which contribute to an unfair playing field in life. The family and environment we are born into can contribute a tremendous influence to success and failure, not just financially, but psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. I think compassion is always the correct choice--life is not always so easy for any of us.
Watching Hawaii for a number of years, I notice that it seems to follow California in financial trends.
We live in a world where there are all kinds of people and some are avaricious to a fault and some are humanitarians and most fall in the middle somewhere. Am I a pessimist if I say I don't see that changing? I used to be an idealist, now I know that I can only control my own values and behavior.
I think that we have to address and recognize racism as well as other factors which contribute to an unfair playing field in life. The family and environment we are born into can contribute a tremendous influence to success and failure, not just financially, but psychologically, emotionally and spiritually. I think compassion is always the correct choice--life is not always so easy for any of us.
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