Life is a short journey filled with pain, sorrow, joy, and exhilaration. Some seventy years ago the end looked very far away; now the beginning is hazy and it feels like it was a long, long time ago, but many things are clearer now than ever before.
More than anything else, today's society is vastly different than the one I was born in; and in many ways, it's a much better world, but the grip on governments by the ultra rich is rapidly leading us to a new 'Dark Age'. That's pretty clear! We're at risk of losing our civil liberties and becoming serfs of the new feudal lords - the oligarchies that are ruling most, if not all, civilized countries.
Tremendous changes have taken place in my lifetime. Many have been good for mankind, some not so good, and a few downright deleterious. This book is a documentary of the changes that I have observed, but clearly, it would be impossible to review how the world has changed without expressing my own emotions. In fact, it's my feelings on certain changes and trends, some of which I'm very concerned and passionate about, that compelled me to write it.
In it, I look at the avalanche of change brought about by technology, as I lived through a period that might go down in the history of the world as the biggest technological revolution; and it's not yet over. However, while our standard of living, as measured by gross domestic product has steadily increased, what can we say about quality of life? This question led me to an examination of the most significant global issues of the day: sustainability, environmental damage, and political changes, some of which have occurred by stealth, and rival the technological ones, while threatening our way of life and the American Dream.
Follow me on a journey back in time, to appreciate how we got here, and from it deduce where we might be headed. While it's axiomatic that the present is the only time we have, we should not discard the past because knowing where we come from allows us to understand who we are, and possibly who we want to be.
I hope you enjoy the book, but regardless of whether you like it or not, agree or disagree, please comment. Your vote is important because it tells me that my words have resonated with you. But, your comments tell me why: please leave comment.
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