"We all want to make something that's going to live beyond us, but that thing shouldn't be a house or some other physical object. It should be a village that can continue to maintain itself. That sort of constant renewal is the only permanence we should wish to attain."

This was said by Martin Prechtel as recorded by Derrick Jensen in "Saving the Indigenous Soul." Although this refers to Mayan beliefs, it does highlight a predominant fear in American teens, particularly college students: permanence.

Change...it's good, it's healthy, and by all means...it's natural.