Through the integration of paradox.....
Us \Them?
November 14,1998
"Hurricane Mitch swept across Central America, affecting Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize and Costa Rica, early in the week of 27 October, then became stationary off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, resulting in torrential rains, flooding, landslides and winds of different intensities. Up to three million people have been affected by the hurricane, considered the worst natural disaster ever to hit Central America. The destruction of housing, agriculture, and infrastructure is on an unprecedented scale. Damage to highways, roads, bridges, electricity, water and sewage systems, communications systems, housing and schools cause major problems."
"The world must know that the tragedy in Central America is one of biblical proportions," said Gore, wife of U.S. Vice President Al Gore. "This devastating hurricane has caused an estimated 20,000 deaths and forced over a million people from their homes."
Local and international relief workers continue to work around the clock in Honduras and neighboring countries to deliver food, water and medical supplies, repair roads and bridges, and rebuild water systems. Yet hurricane survivors are still desperate for basic necessities, especially clean drinking water, which will prevent the spread of disease.
"With kindness, with love and
compassion, with this feeling that is the
essence of brotherhood, sisterhood, one
will have inner peace. This
compassionate feeling is the basis of
inner peace."
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama