Wisdom enough. and well worth heeding. but to see our country collapsing, a nation of much promise, is disheartening
and not to know what can be done.
That's the challange that each individual and each generation faces. How one faces it is the true test of manhood. It's both a weakness and a strength. The latter because no one knows for sure. Not just you but no one.
There's no doubt that a way of life is passing. That's always sad. But what replaces it might be better. That depends on your efforts and the efforts of your children and your friends and their friends. America has been through this many times and - so far - come out better and stronger each time.
Here's an article from a thread which was deleted (I don't know why). I post it because it shows - quite convincingly, I think - that America of the past had plenty of problem too.