As 1 was browsing in a un iversity bookstore recentlyI<br > heard an applecheeked girl say tO her companionThe truth<br > is that our society and everything in it is in a state of decay<br > I studied her carefullyand I must report that she did not<br > seem even slightly decayedBut what of the society as a whole?<br > Decay is hardly the word for what is happening tO USWe<br > are witnessing changes SO profound and farreaching that the<br > mind can hardly grasp all the implicationsWith respect tO<br > most of these events--space exploration is the spectacular<br > example--we are not j ust passive observers but are helping<br > tO produce the changesThat is a story of dynamismnot<br > deterioration<br > Yet no one can fail tO see in some segments of our society<br > the dry rot produced by apathyby rigidity and by moral<br > emptinessOnly the blind and complacent could fail tO<br > recognize the great tasks of renewal facing usin government<br > in educationin race relationsin urban redevelopmentin<br > international affairsand most ot all in our own minds and<br > hearu<br >