Here are a few others sent in response to the original. Names have been left off ************************************************ THANKS FOR THE TRIBUTE YOU PAID WV. IT IS A WONDERFUL STATE TO BE FROM AND HAVE ROOTS HERE. ====================================== West Virginia is the world as God would have it for all of us. What the people may lack in material things, they more than make up for in intangibles such as wisdom, strength of character and respect for the other fellow, all God-given qualities we may all enjoy. West Virginians may be broke but they were never poor. I can back this up with too many examples and I don't live there. I'm a flatlander whose father was a native of WV and who always wishedfor the West Virginia life. There's a lesson to be learned here. We're all equal in God's eyes, no matter the wrapping. Montani Semper Liberi! **************************************************** It's really just a matter of having your life priorities straight. For the most part, in WV most of the people still have their priorities basically straight, amidst all the wonders that mean the most ...so it's easier to keep "right thinking". Outside WV, you simply encounter too many more bad influences to interfere in the absence of the reminders of what means the most. All the most important priorities are most criticized outside WV. That's the most important reason why it's considered "God's country" and the beauty if so much more.