Intelectual Pursuit

Civilization has created literature and knowledge revealing universal truths. For ten years I have been on an almost obsessive quest to read the works of history's greatest thinkers such as Plato, Cicero, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin. The pleasure, virtue and wisdom I have received has been priceless.

However, I am deeply concerned about the future of humanity. Moral and civic responsibility are being replaced by a culture that worships instant gratification and celebrity. Sophisticated technology coupled with an uneducated population that is divided by extreme ideology represents a danger few fully comprehend. If citizens are uninformed, power is gained by the skillful use of mass media to manipulate the perception of reality.

If Earth is the only place that intelligent life has evolved, the survival of our species becomes profoundly urgent. From my deepest being, I urge you to engage in intellectual pursuits with your children tonight... for tomorrow.