Many of the choices we make as a culture – as a society – disappoint me.  We could do much better than we’ve done.  That stated, I hold out hope that future generations will make better choices than my generation and our predecessors have and that they will be able to improve upon the world we leave them.

I was running errands today and happened to hear a few minutes of Salman Rushdie’s keynote address at Emory University’s Commencement.  His speech captured both my frustrations and my hopes.  Hold out for the last minute and a half: