As the population of the earth increases and the uses of technology continues to improve and grow, powerful changes are happening so quickly throughout the world that it often becomes mind boggling trying to understand it all. It is important for us to step back and evaluate all the implications.
Distance is no longer a barrier.
We are traveling more, and our developing communication technologies including satellite TV, internet sites and e-mail allow ever greater numbers of users access to all the diversity of people and ideas that the world has to offer. More individuals have greater access to information and they are exchanging it with larger groups of people around the world. This is stimulating creativity and openness worldwide and having a profound effect on people's attitudes, values and beliefs. As more understanding and knowledge is shared, many people are becoming dissatisfied with their current state and are seeking change. Others are gaining power to decide their own fate and to create the kind of life they prefer.