How fortunate our lives are.  How hard it is for so many.  I know our sons have no idea how the majority of the rest of the world lives today or have suffered over the centuries.  Returning from Southeast Asia, my wife and I were heartily reminded of the harsh lives so many people on this planet live.  Yet, we were equally struck by the joy that we so often witnessed on the faces of people who live, by our standards, with so little. If we open our hearts there are many lessons learned from the poor.