Bright future

Every day, all over the world, crops are growing in the fields. Useful products are being manufactured in great quantity. People are traveling to visit loved ones and to explore new places. Actors and directors are making entertaining films. Teachers are inspiring young people to learn. Engineers and technicians are building the electronic links that enable more and more people to rapidly and reliably communicate with each other. Chefs are creating new dishes. Doctors and nurses are providing life-saving and life-enriching medical treatments. Games are being played. Memories are being shared. Spirits are being uplifted. Neighbors are volunteering to help neighbors.

Life is overflowing with abundance and with possibilities. Whatever you truly desire is available to you. But the bank cannot give it to you, the government cannot give it to you, you cannot trick your neighbor into giving it to you, and you cannot get it by acting on a hot stock tip. The real value in your life comes from working to express your own special version of abundance. The true fulfillment in your life comes from the effort you put into making the best of your possibilities real. No financial windfall can give that to you and no financial setback can take it away.

The future is bright because so many people have a vested interest in making it so. There have always been challenges and there will always be. Yet with commitment, with persistence, with faith and with focused effort, each challenge can be successfully overcome. In fact, life is largely a process of transforming challenges into achievements. In so doing, you grow stronger, more confident, more capable and more fulfilled.

Look beyond the setbacks of the past and the crises of the moment. Imagine the possibilities in a world where knowledge is explosively growing and ordinary people are connecting with each other like never before. The challenges are great, and so are the prospects for real, meaningful, profound progress. For those who let go of the fantasy that they can have something for nothing, for those who value the freedom to succeed or fail based on their own efforts, and for those who see, respect and appreciate the goodness that is in every life, the future is bright indeed.