Living in light of eternity

There was a legend back in the late 60s and early 70s about a seeker of truth. The long-haired rebel had become disillusioned and suspicious of the modern culture and doubted whether mainstream society offered any real answers to the basic questions of life. Why am I here? What is my purpose? How do I find meaning in life?  The post World War II generation had married, worked hard, secured stable lives and families. Meaning was derived from their experiences as children in the Great Depression and victors in a global struggle of good versus evil. The next generation grew up with no such definition for life. With the Cuban missile crisis they found themselves hiding under desks and in fetal positions in the hallways of their elementary schools. Even a third grader wonders how the desk will protect them from a nuclear explosion. Then there is JFK, Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy- prominent icons of American life gunned down in broad daylight.  Welcome the hippie gen...