Paradise Unheard of

It has been an extremely late rainy season! We all thought the scorching sun would last forever and now I find myself amidst a gray sky and a misty afternoon. There is nothing like a cool day in the tropics! Central America is such an interesting part of the world. Many of the countries in Central America were discovered by Columbus within a few decades of one another yet they vary incredibly. Why was San Jose, Costa Rica the third city in the world with electricity and now is one of the poorer nations in the world? Why do the war-torn nations of Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala tend to still struggle with corruption and heartache. Time heals all wounds unless you are a poor, uneducated country run by bullies. Altruism?? Not finding it here amongst the banana plantations. Pride?? Not to present in the rows of blossoming coffee plants. Contentment?? Tithing just isn't cutting it any more. Self reliance has pushed all other human development aside. What new lessons are being learned to suppress the lessons being passed down? Is education a luxury? What a sad, sad concept. Life is very colorful here in Central America. They say that the rainy season is a cleansing...I'm curious to know what it will be cleansing tomorrow.