The Future

Life's a lot to think about, almost too much to think about at times. The society we live in is vastly changing.Many people are succussfully getting ahead while many more people just cannot keep up. They say do not dwell over the past, don't worry to much about the future, just live life to the fullest at the present time..... how can we? How can we not worry about the future when the present time is nothing but a scary place.

The world goes round in stages, environmentally, financially, and socially. First world countries are at the the top of the game. The rich are moving ahead while the poor continue to be victims of the most awful cycle created by human beings. When first world countries become a scary place that only means that the third world countries are suffering even more. Why do we let this happen?

Consider the challenges our society faces today... unemployment rates are at an all time high even after being out of a recession. Generation Y invested tens of thousands of dollars into higher education trusting that a degree would provide a successful future. The painful reality that we discovered 4-5 years later is....it did not give everyone this promise. The dream is farther away than we thought. Higher education did not get everyone farther away from what highschool would have given them.

Divorce rate is at 48% and steadily rising, what does this have to say about the institution of the family? Homes are becoming broken. It's the children who are suffering the most. Church attendance is declining.Where will generations below us internalize life and family values?.....from their dysfunctional family?The number of children being apprehended by CAS is increasing.Whatever that number may be do people realize that this is more than just a statistic? It's our future. Children are supposed to be the leaders of our future. What kind of leaders will they become when their generation has been immensely traumatized by pain, broken families, a having to experience financial struggles with unemployed parents.

When baby boomers retire are we not expecting higher healthcare costs? as if its not costly enough already. Housing market is unstable, cost of living is increasing, the goverment is tacking on more and more taxes. What are we trying to establish for our future?

The issues we have with crime rates, illegal drug use, teenage pregnancy, mental illness, and debt do we expect these to be eradicated anytime soon at the rate that we are moving? These are all critical social issues;issues that would not exist if people had not created them.

Think about your life.Action plan for your future.