Got hope?

I was talking to a friend last evening and we both agreed that kids today, lots of them, are about enough to give you hope for them, for us and for the planet and our collective future. I'm sure it's not all of them, no, but there are a great deal of them out there who are far less racist, far less fearful, far less homophobic and just, overall, far less judgemental and ugly and hateful than previous generations. I think it stems from the fact that it's basically not allowed at most schools and taught by the teachers in each grade that they have to be tolerant and open-minded and not judgemental or ugly. I'm not being all pollyanna about this, either, don't get me wrong. I just run into more kids who express this tolerance and acceptance and open-mindedness. I also talk with plenty of friends and even strangers who see the same things and feel the same way. So here's to hope and the future. Between this and the fact that technology is bringing more effective and less expensive solar energy about quicker than we thought, it really is enough to give one hope. Now, we adults just have to make sure we don't kill each other with some bombs, first.