“There is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.” —Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

I’ve been thinking a lot on this subject….the things I love most, what’s really important in my life…family, sustainability (in every aspect of life), love, literature, music, movies, arts, world affairs, human beings,  education, well being, happiness.  These are things I really think people should hope for.  The rest is just that…the rest.