"Sheldon Marks" wrote in message
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"Gary H. Lucas" wrote in message
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However there is something that everyone rich and poor can do. We can
all
give within the limits of own resources, without worrying whether some or
all of it will somehow get wasted. Because the fact is that much of it
will
get wasted. That's the nature of disasters of all kinds, the incredible
waste that occurs. In return you get the only thing you may be left with
when your turn comes, hope. Hope that somehow you will survive, that
life
will go on, and the lucky people that aren't there with you will
contribute
without hesitation to help.

The best thing everyone can do is learn to help yourself, and understand
that the government is not set up to help, only to tax and control.



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You mean you still don't get it? Some disasters, like Katrina go so far
beyond you helping yourself that it is difficult to imagine. Helping
yourself works, right up to the point where all of your preparation doesn't
mean ****, because it's not the disaster you always planned for. My dad is
one of the most careful planners you'll ever meet. He has always had a well
thought out system for doing everything. He worried about his own health
and took good care of himself. Why, he was getting ready for his doctor
appointment for a heart checkup, when he had a stroke. It was hereditary,
not lifestyle related. Didn't matter he still wound up needing to depend
heavily on others.

As I said before, give because you or yours WILL need it some day. One of
the down sides to living longer is that it pretty much guarantees you'll
personally see one or more real disasters in your lifetime.

Gary H. Lucas