Remember when the future was bright?
H ow many people remember looking to the future with anticipation and amazement at what a wonderful world it c ould be? The future we envisioned and hoped for was filled with wonder. There’d be flying cars and superfast trains carrying passengers coast-to-coast . As measles and polio were eradicated, poverty would be reduce d to almost nothing . We’d live in a land of plenty – plenty of food, plenty of housing, plenty of jobs, plenty of the good life. People would have learned to live together better regardless of race, religion, heritage, or orientation . E veryone could live their own lives without fear. Sure, it was an idyllic picture we viewed through rose-colored glasses because we imagined a better future, a better life for everyone . It may not have been a realistic future , but at least we though...
