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If you could give everyone in the world one thing...

16 years ago

What would it be??

I would give everyone the gift of being RESPECTFUL.

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abby221
16 years ago
I would give everyone a roof over over their head and a full belly!!
petaloid
16 years ago
Peace of mind.
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kasaso
16 years ago
Patientence
joyfulguy
16 years ago
Sometimes we are more courteous and respectful toward work colleagues and neighbours ... even strangers met on the street than we are to people in our own household. Or the neighbours.

We can start today and tomorrow.

Smiles and kindness, and treating people as we would like to be treated, especially in business dealings, pass from person to person sort of like a virus ...

... like ripples in a pool when one drops in a stone ...

... they radiate out in all directions and travel farther and multiply as they go ...

... all initiated by that one little act of kindness!

Surliness and ill manneredness have a tendency to be passed on, as well, unfortunately ... but not as far, we hope.

ole joyful
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
16 years ago
Peace!

Gayle
Jodi_SoCal
16 years ago
Good health. Without that, you have nothing.

Jodi-
rosemaryt
16 years ago
self-esteem. With that, comes all the rest, including the ability to provide for you and your family.
azzalea
16 years ago
Highest on my list would be Ethics (far too few of those around these days--most folks don't even seem to know what the word means
organic_donna
16 years ago
I second good health.
olgaflowers
16 years ago
Hope !
And to say " not all is as bad as it seems.
Olga
salena
16 years ago
Faith
czech_chick
16 years ago
Good health
yborgal
16 years ago
I agree with azzalea....ethics/morals
marilyn_c
16 years ago
Kindness.
lydia1959
16 years ago
A conscience.
Adella Bedella
16 years ago
Morals...so many other things like respect would come with it.
Granlan_TX
16 years ago
I have to say good health also. I know if I had good health, I'd also have peace of mind which is what I first thought of to give everyone.
Linda Wayman
16 years ago
A conscience.

Linda
western_pa_luann
16 years ago
If you could give everyone in the world one thing...
What would it be??

enough
mikka_north
16 years ago
Great List, and what a better world we would have!
I would give "TIME" we never seem to have enough to get the things done in a day!

I know I could use more!!
jannie
16 years ago
Contentment. It beats happiness.
donna_oh
16 years ago
Happiness--then, everything else would be OK!

Donna (^_^)
dollydolots
16 years ago
Good health and love of others
Dolly
justlinda
16 years ago
A pocketful of 'Random Acts of Kindness' for everybody so they could pay it forward.
carol_in_california
16 years ago
Freedom from addiction......
rosebudms
16 years ago
I'm with Marilyn.

A kind and gentle heart.
bettyswwa
16 years ago
I would give them love and self worth. I would hope if every one FELT love and self worth, then compassion, respect, kindness, thoughtfulness, etc. would come to them. I truly think that a lot of the problems stem from the feeling that nobody cares. Perhaps if they had love they would have the self worth.
cheryl_ok
16 years ago
Happiness... with Donna on this one! I believe if everyone was happy...it would cover all the above!
lulie___wayne
16 years ago
There's so much I want to write, but my ONE thing would be faith, I guess. We can handle all adversities in life with faith. Faith is our strength to endure all.
Lu
evatx
16 years ago
Good health.
vannie
16 years ago
compassion
bunny_lover
16 years ago
Running water
susanjf_gw
16 years ago
resolve...you can have about anything you want, if you have the resolve to see it through...

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Happyladi
16 years ago
Tolerance.
Kathsgrdn
16 years ago
A conscience.
linn_z
16 years ago
Good health
caroline1947
16 years ago
affordable health care...
summer_tx
16 years ago
Peace is the first thing that came to my mind.
joyfulguy
16 years ago
I've heard that seeking happiness is a futile exercise ... sort of like grabbing a handful of sand and seeing it slip away through your fingers.

That when you put together certain goals in life and get active in pursuing them, that happiness comes as a bonus as you work toward achieving those goals.

It seems to me there is some validity in that view.

ole joyful
gmom74
16 years ago
A large dose of common sense.
grammahony
16 years ago
I'd say a conscience too.
Leslie
theladyinredfromokla
16 years ago
A King James version Bible with the instructions to follow what it says. Then everything else on the list falls into place.
ntt_hou
16 years ago
Not only good health but GREAT Health!!! Yep! I agree, without it, you can'd do much of anything nor enjoy life.

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