It is Jan. 1, 2007; 3,002 American troops have been killed.

It is self-evident that our entire civilization, politics, economics, religion and social structure aren’t working. Everything is based on fallacies.

As a group we are still dealing with the same problems: greed, envy, anger, righteousness, inequity, and war on poverty, hunger, drugs, cancer, racism, terror, the pointless war in Iraq and many others.

The truth to the above is right in front of us. The haves will not share with the have-nots – an equal opportunity for all, ignoring the fact that they control all that the have nots seek.

Only that which is not self-evident has to be explained to us.

For this purpose we have politicians, clergy, scientists – don’t say much. They don’t have to. Their results speak for themselves.

Not with politicians and clergy – even if they fail, they talk. In fact, sometimes the more they fail, the more they talk.

Now is the time to repair, not despair. We are all one. Truth will prevail.

Justina DiTaranto

Verona Island