The root of the problem

My generation, the baby boomers, have been accused of selling out, of giving up our ideals for a world we said we didn't want to live in.

I agree.  We grew up, realized that all other things being equal, life is easier with money than without it and like all generations, some of us went too far the other way.

Yet, we raised the next generation and we are grandparents to the one following that. Change does not come whole and unfettered.  It always requires time.

I like to think that we planted the seeds even if we didn't harvest the first crop.

Each tiny step towards a more tolerant, less violent, more loving world, is a step in the right direction and no matter who sells out along the way, as long as there is some progress we are headed the right way.

It is relatively easy to make sweeping changes in the veneer of a civilization, but to really reach down into the roots and engineer a true change requires a deep understanding of all the problems and their wide spread ramifications. 

In a world where the three second lag of my Internet seems endless, patience is hard to come by, but it is still a very necessary part of bedrock change.