Editorial May 26, 1997 Issue

Priorities, unselfed love, and the millennium

Mark Swinney

"How we name our years is part of the problem. Those three zeros in the millennium form a convenient barrier, a reassuring boundary by which we can hold on to the present and isolate ourselves from whatever comes next" ("Scenarios," special edition of Wired magazine, 1995).

The year 2000. What is next? There may be some people who want to isolate themselves; yet, with all that is and will be going on, it is vital to be moving forward, to have clear goals, to prioritize, to know where to invest our efforts.

Isn't it amazing how different things are today, compared to even twenty-five years ago? And technologically, mankind is doing things and communicating in ways that just don't compare with what was happening the last time the century turned. Where is this whirlwind taking us?

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