Raising (impossible) expectations

We live in a an increasingly crowded world in which resources are dwindling, yet we train everyone to expect more.

From education to self-fulfillment, to better housing and a vast array of better material possessions, all the way to maximizing fun and having the best possible time while on this planet. Yet, the reality and the promises are mutually exclusive and the results can be seen all around us, from broken marriages, to depression, crime and substance abuse.

We've lost the ability to compute the basic stuff and if things appear not to be adding up, we make up a response that suits us while it can or while it lasts. Political leaders have neither the smarts nor the courage to tell us the equation isn't balanced and religious leaders already know that the impossible is part and parcel of the delusion they sell their faithfuls. So who's left to tell us? I'm afraid, no one but ourselves if we only have the guts to face reality...