the Environment

"Only after the last tree has been cut down.  

Only after the last river has been poisoned.

Only after the last fish has been caught.

Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten."

~Prophecy of the Cree Native American Tribe

from a Vietnam soldier's lighter:

"We the unwilling led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate die for the ungrateful."

War

"Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor, for that matter, in Germany.  That is understood.  But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.  That is easy.  All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.  It works the same way in any country."

~Hermann Goring

Hermann Wilhelm Göring was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party. A veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, he was a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as the "Blue Max". Wikipedia

Born: January 12, 1893, Rosenheim, Germany

Died: October 15, 1946, Nuremberg, Germany

Amazingly written by a 14 year old!

Read the following poem from top to bottom

then read the poem from bottom to top.

Keep in mind this is the amazing work of a 14 year old!

Today was the absolute worst day ever

And don't try to convince me that

There's something good in every day

Because, when you take a closer look,

This world is a pretty evil place.

Even if

Some goodness does shine through once in a while

Satisfaction and happiness don't last.

And it's not true that

It's all in the mind and heart

Because

True happiness can be obtained

Only if one's surroundings are good

It's not true that good exists

I'm sure you can agree that 

The reality

Creates

My attitude

It's all beyond my control

And you'll never in a million years hear me say that 

Today was a good day

Now read from bottom to top.

Open-Minded People

"Open-minded people do not impose their beliefs on others.

They just accept all of life's perspectives and realities,

doing their own thing in peace

without judging anyone."

~ Author Unknown

...life goes on.

"You have to take the good with the bad,

smile when you're sad, love what you've got

and remember what you had.  Always

forgive but never forget, learn from your mistakes, 

but never regret, people change, things go wrong,

just remember life goes on."

~ Author Unknown

Ability, Motivation, and Attitude

"Ability is what you are capable of doing.

Motivation determines what to do.

Attitude determines how well you do it."

~ Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 - 22 November 1963) was an English writer, humanist, pacifist, and satirist.  Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays.  Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel writing, film stories and scripts...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley