Young Sister Molly had a problem. She is a nun in a convent and had taken a vow of poverty. Her parents sent her two one hundred dollar bills for her birthday. Due to her vow, she could not accept this gift but did not want to hurt her parents' fellings by rejecting it. She prayed for an answer. While looking out the window, she saw what appeared to be a homeless man and the answer to her dilemma matured. She wrote a note saying "Don't Despair", pinned the two one hundred dollar bills to it, signed her name, called out to the desperate-looking man and tossed him her note. Problem solved.
Would it not be so easy to handle our problems. Last year and the current year have been exceedingly difficult for many as a result of so many sub-prime loans failing. Some feel we have been in a serious depression.
Many younger people have not experienced such a problem and know little on how to cope with it. Remember the early 80's? The Prime Rate at 21%, unemployment at nearly 11%. Somehow we survived and went into a robust economy.
We wonder if the past year or so has been hard on your bottom line. Imagine what it must feel like to lose $32 billion. That is what India's Anil Ambani lost in 2008. Ambani is a communications and banking magnate. According to Forbes, he was the biggest loser among the world's billionaires.
Even though U.S. oil and gas drilling during the first quarter of this year dropped to levels not seen since 2004, there were 11,071 wells drilled. About 22% less than first quarter 2008. Bad but not fatal. Our government should give attention to letting the industry heal itself and not be inhibited by the so-called greenhouse gas issue which is becoming more suspicious as a farce. The biggest comtributor to the planet's atmosphere is water vapor. There is no reason to do anything with automobiles that will correct this. Leave it alone.
Well, back to Sister Molly. The next day Mother Superior called Molly to her office wherein stood the homeless man. He was holding a sack full of one hundred dollar bills. He told Molly that he placed her $200 on "Don't Despair" and he came in first paying a hundred to one.
So, don't despair. Continue drilling and your endeavor might come in first as well. And keep Big "6" Drilling in mind for your drilling needs.
Chester B. Benge, Jr.