I look forward to a time when we don’t know and don’t care what sex, race, or age a business owner is. One day our elected officials will make laws on an equal basis and not be swayed by money or political aspirations, and not favor one group over another.

            I look forward to a time when people aren’t buying guns because they are influenced into believing they are in danger of another race or ethnic. Imagine a time when gun laws are like those in other countries.  A time when all gun deaths are accidents or self-inflicted and not kids and adults being shot in cars, stores, or schools.

            I look forward to the time when humanity takes care of the planet we all share and not destroy it and its flora and fauna. One day the leaders of one country will not envy or hate the people of another country.

            I look forward to a time portrayed in Star Trek; The Next Generation where people live in a utopian world. Where people are able to make their own way while being respected by others. I look forward to a time when hate is just a word in the dictionary and not on the nightly news.

            I really look forward to a time when humanity decides there is enough of us on this small planet and not the numbers project forty years ago. Those projections have been on track to this point. Imagine almost twice as many of us in 70 or 80 years.

            I look forward to a time when this letter is in the past tense.