Reply #52: thank you...a voice of sound common sense [View All]

[amazona]

The small hummingbird who visits my garden and sips at my feeder may be said to "take," for I provide her food, and she leaves nothing in return except an indignant squeak if I am too slow to refresh her nectar. Yet that bird, who has paid not one dime of tax and never will, is of more value to this planet than a thousand Dick Cheneys in all their pomp.

If you are kind, if you are beautiful, if you amuse, if you make someone laugh, if you make someone think -- and Ladyhawk, I can promise you that you have made some of us think -- you have achieved more good in the world than many a famous name with millions of cash dollars at his fingertips.

The ability to acquire pieces of paper called "money" is a temporary one that comes and goes. Some people enjoy this ability for many years and for great sums. Others do not. So what? If someone wants to feel superior to you because they can collect more scraps of money than you, perhaps your best reaction should be a polite and quiet pity for their ignorance. In a decent society, those of us fortunate enough to be "in the chips" toss in to help out those who are not currently so fortunate. It just shouldn't be such a damn big deal.



jesus didn't hold a job either, i would advise those so-called fundies to get their nose out of the old testament and to consult the gospels, i'm just saying