Ahh yes...to be young and idealistic!! It would be interesting to see her outlook on these thing 40 years from now.

I guess the same can be said to your response. Maybe in forty years, there will no longer be any doubt either way. I know I won't be here to say I told you so.

If this was indeed 1987,

This girl's messages are simple. Be responsible stewards of the earth. Care for each other. Share our wealth with those less fortunate than us.

But what put me off to her message was the shame on you attitude it carried to those that have worked hard for what they have. Those emotional pleas that try to shame people into changing their ideas to theirs turn me away immediately. I don't like it when people try to manipulate me by playing my feelings. When they do they lose me at the beginning.

What I am getting at is that when I was 20 I was a lot more idealistic than I am now at 50. Perspective changes as a person gains more experience in life. You do not gain life experience by watching the news, reading a book or listening to someone else's opinion, you get it by living life for while keeping your eyes, ears and mind open.

It is very easy for someone who has yet to work to support herself, provide for her own family and children to talk about sharing wealth with those that have less than she sees others having. When she has to decide whether to donate money or pay her mortage, heat bill or buy food her ideals may change.

She also at this time probably fails to see that much of monies donated is sucked up in administrative costs and more often than not goes to line Fat Cats pockets in the countries and communities where it is suppose to help instead of the needy.

Climate, ozone etc, will continue to change no matter what we do, it has since the dawn of time. We may have an impact, but we have changed many things as far as pollution and wasted resources just in the last 30 years that many if not most people have just ignored. Not to mention that the earth will heal herself over time. When it comes to pollution we will never get back to the ideals of some until we are back to living in caves, these are the same fools that jet around the world preaching about pollution and waste, they should be looking to change themselves and their ways before they start preaching to the rest of us. I am sure she didn't get to this presentation on her bike.

I don't remember the high amount of disrespect and hatred that goes on now days when I was growing up.