Plenty of bad news around these days. The 'credit crunch', the earthquake, the cyclone, global warming, teenagers wielding knives, political upheaval, lack of respect for elders, incurable illnesses. Of course one could add many more woes.
Is this situation unique? Perhaps not. History has witnessed much worse. So do we not need to despair? Will a solution emerge? Or should we hope that when the time is ripe, a figurehead will be born and rid the world of its evils. There will probably be an incarnation of Shree Krishna who will be the saviour of the righteousness.