We are part of a culture that values the delivery of service in seconds—email, the internet, and fast-food restaurants all provide nearly instant gratification. We all, in some ways, operate with the addictive concept of time. We’ve polluted the air, rivers, and oceans for short-term gain, disregarding long-range effects. We’ve destroyed forests and other habitats of endangered species with little regard for turning this world over to future generations. Are we not disregarding the future, very much as the addict does?
