No. 26 10/19/15
RNR #25 ended last week with the question and answer: "Would you allow an abortion? Not me! And not Og Mandino!! He claims life is "The Greatest Miracle in the World!!!"
Recall that Mandino cited there was said to be "The most widely read inspirational and self-help author in the world at the time," 1975, when this book and others flowed from his pen over the years. The same source continues, "His books have sold more than 25 million copies in eighteen languages...thousands of people...have openly credited Mr. Mandino with turning their lives around and for the miracle they have found in his words."
The intriguing story woven into the book? Mandino accidentally comes into contact with a tall old gentleman named Simon Potter, who at the start helps him get through a snow bound gate at the entrance to his office building. Though he literally disappears at that time, Og a couple of weeks later is called by Potter to come to his apartment for a visit and a social drink.
The visit triggers others, where the two of them begin discussing the sad reality of many people seemingly discarded on the "ragpile of human lives." Mr. Potter claims that his life has been dedicated to being a "ragpicker," one who devotes his life to helping those who have given up on life and have no place to turn. He challenges Og to also become a "ragpicker," using the books he would be writing in the future. He also asks him to wear a little white square pinned to his lapel... the sign of a ragpicker!
As the story unfolds, Og is given a copy of the original manuscript of Simon's one book he has written, but not published, "The God Memorandum." Along with the book, He asks Og to include it in one of the next books he would be publishing, and as the story very mysteriously unwinds, the MEMORANDUM is found in the book one is reading, "The Greatest Miracle in the World!"
The contents? Page after page of the miraculous makeup of every living person, as cited last week about the human heart beating millions of times each year while pumping many thousands of gallons of blood through thousands of miles of vessels. And the human brain with billions and billions of nerve cells and protein molecules.
Potter continues by listing the remarkable makeup of every living being, citing the amazing makeup of the lungs, the ears, the eyes, the skin, etc., etc., asserting in the process, "Man has never created such a machine!"
After several more pages of amazing, almost miraculous attributes associated with every human life, from birth to death, Potter offers five "laws of happiness," which he claims can change the life of any human being. These five are: "Count your blessings, Proclaim your rarity, Go another mile (always do more than asked!), Use wisely your power of choice, and Do all things with love!!"
There in my opinion, is the answer not only to the pro-life position on abortion, but also the bottom line response one should give to the slow drift towards socialism one finds in our country the past several decades. We are not just a human herd needing constant attention like the dairy man gives his cows, but each of us is a miraculous individual, more than able to care for ourselves! Respect life!! Develop and use your talent!!! LIVE FREE!!!
Jake Wren 

Dear Editor:
I’d like to comment on Jake Wren’s worn out rant about abortion in his Redneck Review, No. 25 10/12/15.  
Is abortion really a problem that Cottonwood citizens should be worried about?  Cottonwood doesn’t even have an abortion clinic.  Let me ask you this:  How many people have died by abortion in Cottonwood in the last year, last five years or even Jake’s lifetime?  I would be willing to bet the answer is close to zero.  Yet Jake and his cronies continue their rant.
Let me ask you another question.  How many people have died by suicide in Cottonwood or the surrounding area in the last year or even five years?  I know the answer is not zero.  Idaho County has one of the highest suicide rates in the U.S.
Which is really the problem here?
Joan Kopczynski
Spokane

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