Between the covers of this little book are thoughts and plausible solutions from a Viet Nam combat veteran's perspective on issues facing each and every one of us. Let the intriguing chapter titles draw you into the insight John has received from his many life experiences. In the world of today, faced with the challenges now presented by changes in our environment, created by humanity, John offers possible solutions and a fresh view of the situation. This is a rather unique book in that it includes a collection of John's short stories (written in college) and a collection of John's poetry (written when he was a patient at Tripler for PTSD) and a summary of his life from birth to the present time (including photographs) and John's book-Central Equilibrium. Some of what is included in this book was thought about by John twenty-five years ago. The last chapter contains John's proposal for the people of planet Earth to build the largest structure ever conceived or attempted by humankind. The other chapters in this book are some of John's solutions and thoughts of the present and his visions of the future.