The rise of the West is, quite simply, the pre-eminent historical phenomenon of the second half of the second millennium after Christ.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The West has always been the epicentre of possibility. One of the ways we forge against mortality is to head west. It's to do with catching the sun before it slips behind the horizon.
We are now in the Me Decade - seeing the upward roll of the third great religious wave in American history.
Christianity is the very root and foundation of Western civilization.
I just think that some version of the past in our culture is going to rise up and become dominant.
Maybe it's time to go back 2,000 years for a spiritual renaissance. If not, our days may be numbered and a terrible implosion is coming. There is no more middle ground. It is one or the other.
I have viewed the West as if it were not only the salvation of China but also the natural and ultimate destination of all humanity.
When I came to the West, I saw many, many things for the first time. But I also saw the prosperity of the West critically. It wasn't really Heaven.
Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.
It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.
I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light.