The difference between Chile’s higher magnitude and less deaths earthquake, and Haiti’s with the lower magnitude and greater deaths, is in the before. The city that the world invested in and that had infrastructure was the one where the casualty’s weren’t as great. We have to invest BEFORE the problem comes.
The problem in Haiti wasn’t the earthquake as we can see from Chile. Where there was an investment the devastation was not as bad.
Recently the Panel for Education Policy in New York City voted to ban home made items from being allowed in school bake sales. At the same time they approved items such as Pop Tarts, Doritos and other pre-made items. The vote was unanimous. The Department of Education says they are monitoring the calories of individual items so kids won’t exceed a certain amount. Parents argue whats to stop kids from buy 5 or 6 different treats and eating them all. They also say this is a way to get corporations into schools for profit.
Last week I shared a
lesson from my teacher and had an amazing response from you all. So, I
decided I would share my latest lesson. It’s about controlling you own
state of happiness. My goal in life is to find infinite happiness and
this lesson helps me get closer to that every day. It’s about jumping
off of the roller coaster of emotional ups and downs and creating your
own new ride. I hope you enjoy.
