are hundreds of pyramids. And temples the size of small cities. Math and science started there. Medicine started there. The riches of the Pharaohs dwarfed by far any riches of today's billionaires. But now, Egypt is a third-world country, barely able to supply water and electricity to it's people. What happened? Was their downfall inevitable? Maybe. History has shown that no great nation dominates the world for more than four hundred years. And strangely, four hundred years is the cycle. It made me wonder if the United States is on the decline side of the curve of our peak in the sixties when we accomplished the impossible and put astronauts on the moon. That was certainly our peak. What have we done since? What will we do in the future?We should have gone on to Mars and established a moon base and Mars colony. We should have large telescopes on the dark side of the moon where our view of the universe would be incredible. We should have created a compelling future for America, the likes of which would still be inspiring and engaging us today.
Wealthy is the second state of being you want to achieve in life. Wealth is more than money. It's how you feel about yourself. Do you feel rich? Do you have all you want? Do you have all you need? Do you want more? Isn't it amazing how one single object, the dollar bill, can be the center of our lives?
My observations of life, from having worked so long with people and animals, is that all of life comes down to just three things: Eat, survive, and reproduce. You can reduce these three things down to one, survival, if you like, because that word alone covers everything else. You eat to survive and reproduce to survive too. But just as we can reduce all of life to one word and one function, surviving, we can expand all of
Dr. Doug Ikeler http://www.lifeextensionbooks.net/
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