Re-introducing myself (re-post from another blog)

My name is Jared. Ever since I was young, I've wanted to help people. When I was in high school, in pursuit of this desire I thought the best thing I could do was become President (as if it were as easy as that). Since then I've become disillusioned with politics, but my desire to better this world and our place in it is as strong as ever. I look around at my peers and see endless potential, and I want nothing more than to create the spaces where this potential can be reached. The brilliance around me shines naturally, it needs only the space to breathe and freedom to grow. In line with that desire, there's been a question that keeps popping into my head. It's a question I've sought to answer, one that I think will help cultivate that brilliance of humanity that I perceive. The question is, "What time is it?"

I'm not talking about time as the specific minute and hour of the day -if that were the case I would just buy myself a watch! No, the question that's been occupying my mind is about the time in a historical context. Where are we now in relation to what came before, and what needs to be done to ensure that what comes after matches the vision and passion within the genius of our past, without repeating the practices that we now see as destructive?

I haven't found a definitive answer, however I have a working one which has become my driving force. In recent times, we've strayed from the vision of personal liberty that once, not so long ago, started a revolution on this very land. Our priorities have shifted, due to a general lack of knowledge of the genius and critical thought of previous generations. There was a time when our country was guided by the principle, "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Now we live in a time when liberty is regularly sacrificed, life means endless labor, and the shape of the personal pursuit of happiness is decided by detached legislators, profit-driven corporate opinions, and self-policing popular trends. For a while this seemed to work, but now I believe it's time to remember our roots: the long-suffering yearning for liberty which brought our ancestors to this new land. We stayed, we've strayed, and now I believe it is time to reevaluate and find a way forward.

What would a world in line with these original visions of both liberty and prosperity look like today? What form do our modern capabilities take when combined with the indomitable free spirit that started us down this path? Our technological prowess is great, and it doesn't have to be used in a way that boxes us in and sets us against the very planet we call home. It's time, once again, to put the ingenuity of humanity to work. It's TIME to ENACT creative, "green" solutions to the problems we currently face. This is what our new narrative will look like -a generation in realization of both its original course and its full future potential.