"What matters is not wealth, power or fame, but how well we have loved."

[Manifestor_of_Light]

We recognize our own mortality, and are reminded that in the fleeting time we have on this earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame - but rather, how well we have loved, and what small part we have played in bettering the lives of others.

--From Obama's Tucson speech.

I am stunned at how profound and spiritual this statement is. Very humanist and very Jewish.

No wonder the Freepers can't stand it. They feed on hate and fear and negativity. They are spinning Obama as stupid, Palin as intelligent, George W. Bush as a great orator....wow. They are not interested in a president who as the consoler in chief, appeals to the "better angels of our nature" as Lincoln said. Tom Brokaw said the tradition started at Gettysburg.

They are so eaten up with rage and hatred that I feel sorry for them, if only because of the damage they do to their own bodies and spirits.