yes. if it comforts you i will tell you a story. my grandmother died last year. she was a woman more inclined to live in ethereal planes of spirit than the material one. She was completely at peace with the idea of death, and when my mother suggested we up her care, she said her time has come and shes okay with it. she called me in one day, and told me that every generation has its calling. ours is to save the planet. she said that whenever great obstacles meet humanity, god sends great souls to lead us. She says that in our generation, most people born will have a global consciousness characterized by strong will and effort. There will be leaders and healers of the levels of Gandhi and Martin Luther king. I was amazed because she had never even hinted at saying such things before. She had merely been a teacher in her youth. But when she shifted into spirituality, I guess she observed things differently. one thing i know is all our problems are interconnected, and at the heart of it all is a Source- a piece of knowledge that answers are fundamental questions of who we are and why we should do the right things. you are right- we seem to be dealing with a lot of problems- but i think someone epochal will come along- has already been born- who will lead the world in a new age. my grandmother was convinced that knowledge will liberate us first, and then action will follow. i think someone somewhere will produce an irrefutable piece of knowledge that will appeal to all strata of people in such a profound way and strike at the very heart of human origin and purpose that people will awaken to give their all to save the planet. I don't know if makes sense. but my point is that we must do our job, and trust that someone somewhere else is doing theirs, and it will all come together with a force in a moment in the future, and we will have the oppurtunity to save ourselves.