Racism, sexism and other bigotries are exposed through entertainment. The values and customs of contemporary life are held up to question each evening. New broadcasts usher into the child's consciousness clandestine war, Apartheid, injustice and hypocrisy. As parents, we are being asked far more difficult questions than ever before. Now the questions center around unwanted pregnancy, homosexuality, AIDS and herpes.
Divorce affects every family - either directly or indirectly through friends.
At the same time, questions emerge about world hunger, the arms race and global peace. Try as we may, we cannot enforce a closed-system life for our children. I suggest it is as simple as honoring the reality of experience in our world. It requires that we accede to what is known about the design of the brain-mind system, that we embrace the fullness of our consciousness. Our egos may suffer as we falter and stumble through this deliberate renaissance.