Amid the confusion, contentiousness, frustration, outrage, division, anxiety, and despair, it can feel sometimes like the world we are leaving for our children and grandchildren is going in the wrong direction. Pick an important personal, societal, or global topic and it can seem like negativity and virulence surrounds it.
When we look back on human history, though, we see that the big arc of actions, policies, and beliefs curves toward goodness, generosity, acceptance, fairness, liberality, and hope.
As a human race, our history is not an easy one. All manner of struggles, battles, cruelties, and horrific wars dominate our past and present (and, most likely, our future).
But, if we work, we can continue to follow the big arc. We can shape our world into a place that is more welcoming, more just, more optimistic, more educated, more connected, more healthy, and more verdant.
Important to remember that progressing on the big arc, really, is what our work in advancement and development is about.