Dear Editor,

In his Sunday Stabroek column on ‘The progress gap’ (25.5.08), Dr Ian McDonald reminds readers of the world of the difference between what is good for the pocketbook and what is good for the soul of man and the health of the world. He stressed this “sad truth,” while noting the adage that man shall not live by bread alone, “but by every word that proceeded from the mouth of God” (Mathew 4:4).  According to the Bible, God’s word is, first, “You shall love The Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind,” and secondly, which is just as important, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” …..