Can Won't

CAN WON’T 07 September 2019

What we can do: go to the moon and back.
 What we won’t do: obliterate wars that kill millions

What we can do: produce more than enough to feed the world
 What we won’t do: keep 800 million worldwide from daily unmitigated hunger

What we can do: build 100-floor skyscrapers
 What we won’t do: help the homeless find homes

What we can do: make and sell 18 billion cigarettes per day worldwide
 What we won’t do: come up with a cure for cancer

What we can do: create millions of helpful uses for plastic
 What we won’t do: keep plastic from despoiling the oceans

What we can do: heal people with fantastic medical care
 What we won’t do: develop plans to limit the inevitable catastrophe of overpopulation

What we can do: walk gaily down wilderness paths
 What we won’t do: see the forest for the trees

The problems are evident. Solutions are at hand. The will to act is what’s missing.