When I Went Back Home, I Was

The Little Grassroots People Can Change This World.

There Are Certain Areas Where Foreign Investors Can Help The Local People To Generate Wealth, And Improve Their Quality Of Life. Some Companies, For Example, Del Monte, Which Produces Pineapples In Kenya, Pay A Huge Amount Of Taxes, I Am Sure, To The Kenyan Government, And They Do Create Jobs For Thousands Of Locals.

We Can Love Ourselves By Loving The Earth.

As I Swept The Last Bit Of Dust, I Made A Covenant With Myself: I Will Accept. Whatever Will Be, Will Be. I Have A Life To Lead. I Recalled Words A Friend Had Told Me, The Philosophy Of Her Faith. "life Is A Journey And A Struggle," She Had Said. "we Cannot Control It, But We Can Make The Best Of Any Situation." I Was Indeed In Quite A Situation. It Was Up To Me To Make The Best Of It.

The Essential Role Of The Environment Is Still Marginal In Discussions About Poverty. While We Continue To Debate These Initiatives, Environmental Degradation, Including The Loss Of Biodiversity And Topsoil, Accelerates, Causing Development Efforts To Falter.