A New Year’s Wish

As the year and the decade draw to a close, a reflection …

Humankind has made many great strides in the past 10 years. We’ve grown in our understanding of the global challenges we can only resolve by working together. We’ve summoned up the will to make meaningful improvements in the condition of our planet and its people. We’ve advanced the technology and know-how it will take to bring those changes to life.

To all who have made a mindful choice to do something, great or small, to drive positive change for the next generations, I say “thank you.”

And in that same spirit, here’s a New Year’s wish to the world – from policy makers and business leaders to scientists and inventors … from the farmers who feed us to the children who look to us to protect their future:

If you are weak, may you find an advocate to champion your cause – and if you are powerful, may you be graced with the insight, fairness and courage to be that advocate. May each of us have the vision and resources required to act for long-term prosperity rather than short-term gain. May all creatures who share this Earth have fresh air, clean water and shelter from the elements. And may we all find sustenance and comfort, for body and soul.

In Einstein’s wise words, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Here’s to a new way of thinking … in a New Year filled with peace and good will.