Lesson in reckoning with obstacles as they occur

rather than "kicking the can" down the road.  http://www.thestreet.com/story/12059944/1/political-popular-obstacles-block-pension-changes.html

Sal Khan's MIT commencement speech

I know this is tangential to Governmental accounting, but I believe this speech is related to good living, and am including it here.   About halfway through, Sal tells the graduates some words of wisdom to consider in living.   I enjoyed his perceptions about political interactions, night sky, inspiration, and his thought experiment that he concludes with.   http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/commencement-khan-address-0608.html