[pct-l] Be Thankful

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Switchback

Thank you for the reminder, it is easy to forget how good we have it.

Shepherd


On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 8:47 AM, hiker97 at aol.com wrote:

> Your PCT hero and trial rapscallion, Switchback, would like to wish 
> everyone a Merry Christmas, Safe Holidays, and Happy New Year.  I know 
> numbers can lie, but consider the following if the world was 
> represented by a village of 100 persons:
>  57 are Asians
> 21 are Europeans
> 14 live in the Americas
> 8 are Africans
> -------------
> 52 are women and 48 men
> 30 are Caucasians and 70 non-Caucasian
> 30 are Christian and 70 non-Christian
> 89 heterosexual and 11 homosexual
> -------------
> 6 posses 59% of the wealth and live in the USA
> 80 live in some form of poverty
> 70 are semi or totally illiterate 50 suffer from some form of hunger 
> and malnutrition
> 1 is dying
> 1 is being born
> 1 owns a computer
> 1 has a university degree
> -------------
> My point is if you woke up this morning in relatively good health, you 
> are luckier than one million who will not live through this week.  If 
> you have a full fridge, clothes, good roof over your head, and nice 
> place to sleep, you are wealthier than 75% of the world's population. 
> If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and a few coins in your 
> purse, you are one of 8 of the privileged few amongst the 100 people 
> living in the world village.
>  And if you worry about your next hike and what gear to take, you are 
> truly blessed beyond measure.  To have problems like that is beyond 
> the comprehension many people will ever have.  I won't even go into 
> owning a new motorcycle trike and being able to retire from working.
>  Your most obedient servant and trail-road rapscallion,
>  Switchback the Trail-Road Pirate
> "May the Forest Be With You"
>
>
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