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Strategies & Market Trends : John Pitera's Market Laboratory

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To: golfer72 who wrote (14148)6/8/2013 11:05:45 AM
From: John Pitera  Read Replies (1) of 33421
 
(Good morning, Par for the course......... We are really privileged to live in a time with such artistic and literary giants such as Spielberg...... the 3 some that built dream workers are true visionaries and make the world such a better place for us.

Any time I want to put on my "moppy... life is just a bunch of people looking to back stab you and climb over your corpse in their greedy frenzy").... I am talked down from the proverbial ledge, by looking at all of the great and wonderful thoughtful and giving people in the world.... the Spielberg's, the great Authors, scientists, Doctors, Muscians.... the entrepreneurial businessmen/women who are working long and hard hours to make the world a better place.

I look at all of the folks doing mission work and going to the really hot zones in the world to help... "Doctors without borders comes to mind" they could be home kicking back at the country club and yet they are out in the war torn areas..... places like the Sudan where we have mass genocide going on in the millions.

I was talking with Sasha last night, she came over to the Texas in 1990 from Bosnia and she commented how the country fragmented into the 3 separate tribes after Marshall Tito died in the 1980's and then especially when the USSR fell in late 1989.... and their is widespread ethnic cleansing....... the Radicallized people wanted the others dead....

Look at how Bill CLinton went down to Haiti to direct relief efforts after the massive earthquake in 2011.... He had a special interest and ownership stake in bringing them out of poverty prior to the earthquake..... He gets down there with the Chaosis.... the lack of people helping one another and it is massively hot humid and oppressive with no electricity to cool down... After 3 days he had a major heart episode that came damned close to killing him and he had to come back to NY and get Heart surgery..... and yet so man people volunteer and go and assist in these impoverished areas of the world.... where life is so cheap......

I look at all of the people in our military and all of the ancillary agencies and how they are putting their lives out there on the line for a greater humanity.... That goes to our first responders.... All the untold hundreds of thousands who are running to a shooting when we are all running away.... running to the fire or the accident when we just want to get the heck out of harms. way...

It's very humbling..... and brings tears to my eyes when I see so many people who show such courage and grace under pressure....

and it makes me thankful for the many many blessings in my life,

John
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