Teenage pregnancy, especially to those who are not ready to be parents, is creating a whole underclass that is not functioning creatively and productively. Global unrest continues to increase. Many nations are going bankrupt. Wars are being fought over who gets a piece of land, how a person should worship, and for selfish economic reasons. This stressful situation is bound to shorten the life span of the human race.
Human beings are the caretakers of the planet.
This is our assignment. If we fail to do our job, we will destroy ourselves. It appears that we have reached a saturation point in our intellectual growth. Even the intellectually superior individuals seem to be unable to find solutions and to correct the problems that plague us today. To do this, we cannot depend on just a few individuals.