Browsing All posts tagged under »pain«

TWO KINDS OF HUNGER

April 22, 2011

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THE HUNGER OF AFFLUENCE Bert and Sharon were absolutely starving as they stood in line at their favorite all-you-can-eat buffet. Bert, who was planning to really put on the feedbag tonight, had cleverly remembered to loosen his belt a few notches out in the truck before they came in. They had both taken all of their… [Read more…]

THE WORST PAIN OF ALL

September 10, 2010

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EXTREME POVERTY KILLS 25,000 CHILDREN EACH DAY. MANY OF THESE DEATHS ARE FROM A LACK OF MEDICAL CARE. * You wake up in the middle of the night and your child is coughing violently. She is sweating and burning up with fever. She drifts into incoherence and then suddenly begins to shriek in pain. You… [Read more…]

LANDMINES

April 1, 2010

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THE WORLD OF EXTREME POVERTY IS LITTERED WITH LANDMINES. Kambale cried as he walked alone. There were no other people in sight, and he was afraid. He was only six years old, and he had been searching for his mother for hours. They were refugees in a war torn area of their country, and they had become separated… [Read more…]

GREED KILLS

January 7, 2010

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GREED IS AT THE HEART OF THE WORLD’S MISERY. GREED has plagued mankind down through the centuries. Militaries have been greedy for land. Leaders have been greedy for power. Individuals have been greedy for money, and all this selfishness has caused untold suffering. GREED drives us to purchase products that provide only temporary satisfaction. If the same… [Read more…]

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