Some truths seem truer than others

A few years back humorist Dave Barry created a list of observations which he titled Twenty-five things it took me over 50 years to learn. Here's a taste..."They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies."