MANILA, Philippines?We are constantly battered by crises and disasters. How can we cope with them? Some enlightening insights:

Nature has planted in the human heart the ability to cope with any suffering that may come to an unprovoked man.?Mahatma Gandhi

Not in the high heavens, not in the depth of the seas, not in the rocky cliffs of the mountains?in none of these places can a man escape the consequences of the evil he has done.?Buddha

Stormy weather

Faith is not a delicate flower that would wither under the slightest stormy weather. It's like the Himalayas, which cannot possibly change. No storm can move such mountains from their foundations. I want you to cultivate that faith in the Supreme. ?Mahatma Gandhi

A bad man is wretched amidst every advantage; a good man may be troubled on every side, yet not be distressed nor perplexed. A good man may be persecuted, but not forsaken nor destroyed.?Plato

Prosperity has this property: It puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and looks down upon the world with contempt. But, a truly noble spirit appears greatest in distress, then becomes brighter and more conspicuous.?Plutarch

The beloved of the Supreme are the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich. ?Saadi