I happened to watch CBS Sunday Morning news this past Sunday and caught a commentary by Joel Sartore. He is a professional photographer for National Geographic. He lives in Nebraska. I had never heard of him but his story is very moving and in such contrast to what we see and hear in the normal nightly news.
It put things in the proper perspective for me. I wrote him a brief email with my comments and he was kind enough to reply. He indicated CBS had posted the commentary on the web so I thought I'd place the link here for others to appreciate.
I know I will try to take his message to heart.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/23/sunday/main2115594.shtml