Why?

Our culture is changing for the worse. Our economy is failing. Our society is at odds about everything. The world's other countries are equally dysfunctional. Leadership has given way to cronyism and bullying. Idealism has been replaced by ideology, rancor, and prejudice.

It may not be so disconcerting if the consequences for falling from grace was simply a loss of status or privileged but it goes way beyond that today.  There seems to be an attitude of retribution and prosecution. It is no longer an issue of equality or even equity. The so called sins of the past are to be visited upon the heads of the vanquished. Every idea or circumstance that was a constituent of the social order is considered abhorrent to the present and must be overturned or eradicated which includes the individuals associated with them.

Is there a purpose to our existence?  Does the concept of charity and service really carry the promise of peace and security?  Even if we evolved emotionally and ascended morally to a point of completeness, why?  Will we transcend mortality and materialistic existence?