Just men and women and their children trying to make the best of the here and now, instead of living somewhere else, in some other time, some other home-made imaginary universe.

But we haven't really got there yet, we're compelled to live this way because the present is so frustrating. And it's frustrating because we've never been taught how to bridge the gap between theory and practice, between our New Year's resolutions and our actual behaviour.

The highest possible ideals, and no methods for realizing them.