f their family is healthy and happy. Others, and i'm thinking this includes more people than we would wish to admit, are not happy with what they have. These people are only happy (and this feeling is almost always fleeting) when they are abouEven though we live in different countries, speak different languages, have different cultures and look different from each other we must come to the realization that we are all living on this spaceship we call earth. It is easy to forget the fact that we are linked together closer than ever -- with air travel making almost anywhere a matter of hours or days from our doorstep. Whether you live in the United States, China, Iraq or Iceland we all share our home --the earth.

Wealth and poverty seem to be where we would prefer to be separated. Cheap imports from countries like China and Indonesia allow those in "first world" countries keep more of their money for more material wealth. However, as there is a global shift occurring -- whereby the higher paid manufacturing jobs are being exported to places that can do the same job much cheaper -- what is left is service industry jobs that offer less pay and benefits.

Some people consider themselves rich if their family is healthy and happy. Others, and i'm thinking this includes more people than we would wish to admit, are not happy with what they have. These people are only happy (and this feeling is almost always fleeting) when they are about

fact that we are linked together closer than ever -- with air travel making almost anywhere a matter of hours or days from our doorstep. Whether you live in the United States, China, Iraq or Iceland we all share our home --the earth.

Wealth and poverty seem to be where we would prefer to be separated. Cheap imports from countries like China and Indonesia allow those in "first world" countries keep more of their money for more material wealth. However, as there is a global shift occurring -- whereby the higher paid manufacturing jobs are being exported to places that can do the same job much cheaper -- what is left is service industry jobs that offer less pay and benefits.

Some people consider themselves rich if their family is healthy and happy. Others, and i'm thinking this includes more people than we would wish to admit, are not happy with what they have. These people are only happy (and this feeling is almost always fleeting) when they are abou

th and poverty seem to be where we would prefer to be separated. Cheap imports from countries like China and Indonesia allow those in "first world" countries keep more of their money for more material wealth. However, as there is a global shift occurring -- whereby the higher paid manufacturing jobs are being exported to places that can do the same job much cheaper -- what is left is service industry jobs that offer less pay and benefits.

Some people consider themselves rich if their family is healthy and happy. Others, and i'm thinking this includes more people than we would wish to admit, are not happy with what they have. These people are only happy (and this feeling is almost always fleeting) when they are abou

t occurring -- whereby the higher paid manufacturing jobs are being exported to places that can do the same job much cheaper -- what is left is service industry jobs that offer less pay and benefits.

Some people consider themselves rich if their family is healthy and happy. Others, and i'm thinking this includes more people than we would wish to admit, are not happy with what they have. These people are only happy (and this feeling is almost always fleeting) when they are abou

f their family is healthy and happy. Others, and i'm thinking this includes more people than we would wish to admit, are not happy with what they have. These people are only happy (and this feeling is almost always fleeting) when they are about to buy or have just bought something they desire.

At some point we will have to come to the realization that the earth itself is far more important than we thought in the past. We will have to be kinder to it. We will also have to come to the realization that we need to share more with others, "you know, like we were told to do when we were children, but somehow forgot as we got older.