Reason for Hope

There is so much going on--10 year old child killed in Colorado, war, conspicuous consumption, rampant radical individualism, loss of community, etc, etc--that it is easy to get discouraged. But I choose to believe and hope that the glass is half full and that there is a future worth striving for.
The October 1, 2012 issue of Time features the Clinton Global Initiative in which President Clinton makes the eloquent case for five ways the world is getting BETTER. I will simply list them and leave you to read and feel better about the world opening before us. They are: (1) technology: the cell phone is democratizing the world, e.g. Haiti and Africa; (2) improving health care: conquering AIDS, improved care for women, and tackeling obesity with improved nutrition in schools; (3) increasing green energy: yes, green is profitable and ethical and renewable despite what the coal industry says and bad budget choices made; (4) 50% of the population-WOMEN-are getting recognition and leadership roles they deserve, e.g. Rwanda, Malawi, GAP, legislatures in the US; (5) the future is struggling to be born--yes, "those fighting for present gain almost always win out"--and a new mindset and vision is taking shape and hold. We must not, MUST NOT surrender to the dark side.
Continue to bloom where you are planted. Never give up. Silence is complicity. Hope!