One day, according to an ancient prophecy, the lion will lie down with the lamb. Swords will be turned into ploughshares. There will be peace on Earth for all. Well, almost all. Some folk, you see, love to groan and grumble. They enjoy nothing so much as a good argument. Peace will leave them with nothing interesting to think about. And let us not forget that some people benefit financially from fear and conflict, if you really want to work out a deal that suits everyone, you had better find out what everyone really wants.
 Reach for the best by all means, but be aware that the best is not always out of reach. We often mistake elusive targets for desirable ones. If something is rare, we figure, it must be precious. That's not always the way.
Some of the finest things in life are not only free, they are right under our noses in plentiful supply. Often, what we need most of all, is not an object, an item or a change of circumstance; it's just the ability to feel grateful for some simple, yet wonderful gift,you may have to choose between progress and popularity.
 As we grow older, do we become wiser? It's nice to imagine that the answer is 'yes'. Some of us, though, choose not to learn. We go round in the same circles, playing out the same dramas, testing the same theories, yet refusing to accept the evidence that our experiment presents us with. As we grow older, we become more experienced, but wisdom requires experience plus something else: willingness. You're now ready to learn. So you're ready to solve any problem, it turns out, you're wiser than you knew!