Dear Gwayjo, If I may I would like to wrap up my Sajha detour with these words with you.Your concerns are valid absolutely.I do feel the same way sometimes.There is a saying in Buddhism."When student is ready,the teacher will appear".Similarly when time will arrive may be you too can make difference.But I wouldn't lose my sleep impatiently waiting for the moment.One can do so much as an individual.However,it is important that we learn from our own experiences.They are the greatest asset of all which paves ways to one's destiny.Like I have said earlier mistakes were made not in 1990 or 1950 or 1961 but in a distant past and were repeated without grasping any lessons from them. It's a terrible disease that needs careful examination and thoughtful prescription.personally I have chosen Buddhism because thats what it teaches.Patience is virtue.Careful observation and harmonious living.It looks simple and complex both at the same time.But it's worth it for me it has been. But it certainly teaches about examining our own life instead of craving for and escaping from everyday reality.Our society has failed because we crave for something that is non-existant.We look for happiness out side of us.When it's all within us.Isn't the whole universe within you.Think about it?It is there in you.You simply have to find the right ways to explore and if you do that you have mastered youself.Thats the greatest conquest of all.And one day when you have conquered your own things will fall on right place for you.I do have revolutionary fervor in me but what can I do nothing.So I try to learn from my own mistakes and experience life as much as I can.Well,I hope you all the best.Isn't life beautiful despite all that.Think about it.It is.