Irv Sager celebrated his 100th birthday in December, joining Ed Reich and me in the centurial club of the class of ’35. This is a very select club and we are not accepting any new members. Irv and I both agree that life is and will continue to be wonderful. Of course there have been many rough spots along the way, but here we are, and there will always be a tomorrow, which will be terrific because we are going to make it that way. We can just sit back, close our eyes and feel good about ourselves. No one can take that away from us.


Of great concern to me is what we are doing to the bequest our ancestors passed along to us. We do terrible things to our future generations. We are continuously waging wars, educating our children and passing on the burden of paying for our decisions onto their shoulders. We are a corrupt society, a plutocracy that citizens no longer seem to be capable of making decisions to correct. This will not continue indefinitely. There are people out there who will stand up and proclaim that there is a way to go and will say it fearlessly and we will learn that there is a way forward.


A bright future is always there if we will just do what has to be done and not bicker about how to do it. Do we want our future generation to look at us as a generation that allowed the infrastructure to crumble?


Where will we find that leadership? We have it—it is right here. It’s you, each one of us is that person. Make up your mind that what has to be done will be done, and then each one of us has to lead the way to where we want us to be.


Remember, the future will be bright because we will do what it takes to make it so. Come on Dartmouth: Lead the way. Vox clamantis in deserto.


—Edward Gerson, 2400 Mariposa West 3A, Laguna Woods, CA 92653; (949) 829-8400; ejgerson@webtv.net