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Hello all, calamitous situations have been faced before. In 1835 a full forty acres of the prime Manhattan merchant district was leveled in a fire, during a vicious cold snap. Wells and cisterns were soon pumped dry as the rivers were thickly frozen over. They finally stopped the fire by blowing up a line of buildings to deprive the fire of fuel, a 'fire break' it would be called today.
In the ensuing years a river was dammed to create a reservoir. The water was pumped underground, so pipes wouldn't freeze and that gave clean drinking water to the population. This stopped the cyclic cholera epidemics as outhouses no longer leached into nearby drinking wells. The city was rebuilt with fire-proof stone. The subway and electrical systems were put underground. It was built back better for the population of the future.
May we sit this Sunday for our future. With honesty and foresight spiritual truths can be expressed in this three dimensional world. The phrase "Attitude Changes Everything" still applies.
In the ensuing years a river was dammed to create a reservoir. The water was pumped underground, so pipes wouldn't freeze and that gave clean drinking water to the population. This stopped the cyclic cholera epidemics as outhouses no longer leached into nearby drinking wells. The city was rebuilt with fire-proof stone. The subway and electrical systems were put underground. It was built back better for the population of the future.
Building for the future is still possible. There are still visionaries among us. World wide pandemics can be imagined and prepared for.
May we sit this Sunday for our future. With honesty and foresight spiritual truths can be expressed in this three dimensional world. The phrase "Attitude Changes Everything" still applies.
Thank you all,
Richard
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