The world is becoming increasingly smaller and smaller. The world~{!/~}s population is now at six billion. The world~{!/~}s cities are getting larger and larger. At least two cities, Mexico City and Sao Paulo have almost 30 million inhabitants. In this context, one could say that a gift of land is the greatest gift of all. Land is perhaps the most permanent thing in the world. Unlike diamonds, which really have little value in and …showed first 75 words of 639 total…

…showed last 75 words of 639 total…me that is somewhat idealistic and would like to think that the world is a beautiful place and that all humans should live together peacefully. From this viewpoint, I would say that no one can own land. As an American Indian once said, ~{!0~}Own the land? You might as well own the air or the sky!~{!1~} However, this idea is inconsistent with the world today. Being more realistic, I would do what I detailed above.