“WE AREWe are the lost onesSeeking refuge in dark alleysTold we are not forgottenWe are a past generation's hopeAsking daily for forgivenessViewed as misbegottenWe are restorers of humanityWho punished betrayers of justiceNow the hangman in his own nooseWe are the select fewWandering parks and streetsLost in a sea of endless facesWe are the faded photographsStored in an atticYearning to finish our missionsWe are both the young and the oldPoised on the cliff's edgeThinking of a last goodnightWe are our nation's warriorsDestined to becomeLine-items in a county's budget”

“If we trace the history of any nation backwards into the past, we come at last to a period of myths and traditions which eventually fade away into impenetrable darkness.”

“Our parents' generation carried the past memorialized in paint, porcelain, and wood; we cast it off. Even our national history is remembered in terms of the worst we did, not the best.”

“Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.”

“Mindful consumption is the object of this precept. We are what we consume. If we look deeply into the items that we consume every day, we will come to know our own nature very well. We have to eat, drink, consume, but if we do it unmindfully, we may destroy our bodies and our consciousness, showing ingratitude toward our ancestors, our parents, and future generations (66).”

“The last great humanitarian that tried to win the presidency was Robert F. Kennedy. As hard as he tried...He wasn't allowed to finish the work of trying to bring America together & to heal our nation. My prayer is that we may now all come together now and stop the hate, stop the obstruction and help our President continue to restore & rebuild our nation! The greater America becomes...the brighter humanity will be!”