And even then, it's still a vacation hotspot. Close your eyes, tighten up those blinders and you won't notice the fear, the dread, the panic. Mind you, Canada is, once again and for the fifth year in a row, the number one country to live in - Norway came in at number three. So, who am I to talk - I still live in relative wealth and certainly don't have to consider starvation, bombs, landmines and child prostitutes. It is almost impossible to deny, the way one can in North America, that human suffering exists and it's almost next door.
Rich people do get richer and the poor simply expire.
If our planet is to survive, let's contribute to saving the environment, to conserving peace, to maintaining dignity for mankind, and above all, to individually give a part of ourselves to someone or to something needing encouragement, comfort, protection, education or strength. Our children depend on it.