It Takes A Millenium...

How different things are now, just six years later. Then, we were all filled with the joy of how far we had come in a thousand years and with hopes for the future. With that memory in mind, it might be difficult to look at the world today and not be depressed but we should always remember that the real future is never as wonderful as the one we hope for nor as horrible as the one we fear. Either way, there's not much we can do about the larger world but, on a smaller scale, we can each make a difference.

[via A Sweet, Familiar Dissonance, emphasis mine]