For much of the younger generation, living East or West, gone are proverbial 40-nights in the desert and neglected are the ancient tomes of perennial wisdom. These have been replaced by an electronic universe of information and opinion; and, yes, it can be for the better. Never before have people been so interconnected at a social level. For the young, these connections may not be as deep as the older generation might have experienced but they are, indeed, wide. Within the next decade there is more to come.