Cobb, John B., Jr. "Walking Towards a Sustainable Society." in Globalization and Postmodernism. Wang, Zhihe & Xue, Xiaoyuan (Eds). China: Guanxi Normal University Press: 2003. 132-145.  

Abstract

(retranslated excerpt ) Between short-term and long-term goals there exists a kind of tension; young people especially feel this tension. There is enormous pressure to achieve agreed upon modern goals. Moreover, this usually implies the use of methods that do not support future success. On the other hand, parents and teachers keep emphasizing the importance of giving further thought and discussion to the future. It is only those who find that balance between the two who are not only concerned with future success, but also concerned with humanity, that society hopes they would be the hope for the world.