Friday, April 05, 2002

Understanding Humanity in Universe The human story cannot be understood separate from the story of Universe. It is really one story. As Albert Einstein explained: "A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. "  (04/05/02) Right Wing Wacko Newsletter Terence R. Wilken writes: The US is still one of the strongest economies in the world, but there are some troubling thing going on in our world.  We have several wars going on.  The people in our country have almost exhausted themselves in their spending spree.  Our government has taken over where we could not go on.  Government spending is going through the roof.  Our treasury secretary is already raiding payments meant for our government servents retirement plans in order to make current payments.  The congress will not raise the debt ceiling, so they have to get it from somewhere.  The deficit is still going up, and now at a faster rate.  Go check our current national debt.  You did put that in your favorites, didn't you? (04/05/02) Cost of Oil is going UP! Gasoline prices have jumped 23 cents per gallon (3.8 liters) over the last month, and U.S. crude prices have jumped by 36 percent since the beginning of February. Motorists are likely to see higher prices at the pump as the peak summer driving season approaches, energy analysts said Wednesday. (04/05/02) 11:17:20 AM

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