Gen X and Peak Population

A got this link via Twitter today and took a second to read it:

Worldchanging: Peak Population and Generation X

There is an interesting theory presented that we (those of Generation X) will see the world’s population peak this century.  For all the stuff in the article, I share the link for one quote that struck a chord with me:

“…though times are tough and the planet demands our hard work, it also needs people who are happy, healthy and creatively energetic. The world needs our best-lived lives, not our martyrdom.”

The way I see it, yes there is a lot of hard times ahead of us that are going to require work, but if we let that consume us, our lives will really be for naught, or at least not very fun.