Wow, did I open a can of worms or what? In my last log, I got a few really nice pats on the back and also a couple of not so agreeable messages. Though everyone agrees that we must all work towards that common goal to strengthen our nation, a couple of people read into my message that I was suggesting a worldwide socialist system. I guess in a way it looks that way, but really that�s not what I meant. I guess what I was trying to say is that in our world (Earth) as a whole, our natural resources can only sustain a given number of living creatures. This number I would suspect we may have surpassed long ago, but I also believe that we can level that imbalance out with the use of modern technological processes that reduce wastefulness and increase yield. Currently, when someone has accumulated excessive wealth, this meaning more than life sustaining food, clothing, shelter and other mandatory needs, someone, someplace in the world is going to have to live below the minimal standards of living. Living below the minimal standard is known as �Poverty� and effects more than half the world�s population. Without exaggerating, when following the international definition of poverty, the greater population of Armenia and Artsakh are part of that less fortunate half. Now that class of people that fall under the category of living with excess resources, I certainly fall under and I am not ashamed or proud of being a part of. For me it was a choice. I had the opportunity to excel in business and was fortunate to accumulate excess resources. I never really gave much thought what effect my good fortune would have on others. I guess I never really had a reason to consider others when it came to my personal life. I mean I worked long, hard and in the most efficient manor I knew how and by doing so I found the formula that worked, thus creating the magnet needed to pull towards me that monetary reward I was taught to go after (the American dream) and rightfully deserved. Did I know that thousands of people had to live in poverty so I could be well off? I guess I did, but also knew that if it was not me on the receiving end, then I would be one of those thousands of people that would always be living hand to mouth. Only was it when I came to live here, did I really see firsthand the effects of what hording monetary resources does. I guess Armenia and more so Artsakh does that, being it�s a country in itself and being so small, you see everything. Now don�t get me wrong, I don�t object to or regret what I have done in the past and what I continue to do today. What I have effectively become in a way, is the person put in charge of the bank account that belongs to a whole lot of people. And since I had the ability to collect a bunch of peoples resources in one place, I also feel that I have been given the responsibility to redistribute those resources in such a way that it will enrich the lives of the greatest number of people so they no longer have to live in poverty, but must do it in a way that does not turn them into beggars. This to me is a bigger challenge and a more difficult task than the effort to accumulate that wealth in the first place. Though I�ve been successful in helping a few people this way, real success to me will be when those same people will follow my lead, surpassing their minimal needs and helping others that find themselves in the situation they use to be in. I know this may sound to some like an unrealistic desire, but to me it�s a goal I have been working towards for quite a few years and I�m sure I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. Don�t get me wrong, I not suggesting that we stamp out poverty all over the world, because I know that will not happen in our lifetime. What I am thinking is that a realistic goal is to drastically reduce if not entirely eliminating poverty in Armenia and Artsakh. That really is something we have the resources to accomplish and all that is stopping us is the willingness to make the effort and sacrifice needed to do it once and for all. If there is anyone interested in joining in, there is nothing at all standing in your way to do so.