These are the times that try men's souls.

I remember reading about the end times in the bible. It said that men will be lovers of themselves. It said that men would be lovers of money. It said that men would be unthankful and disloyal. It also said that from these things we should turn away, not get involved in them. However, the trend is to be really aware of these things. The trend is to marvel at these things. The trend is to wish that one could imitate these things. We all want to be rich. We all want to look good. When somebody does something nice for us, there is never a thank you; there is instead a going forward as if that thing never happened. Our kids see us do these things. Our kids will imitate what they see. Will the next generation be the same, intensified, or worse?

It is up to us.