INTRODUCTION

The 1960s. That looks like a pretentious or even insolent title, isn't it?

We, the generation of 60s or, to be more exact, the post-war generation born in 1960s, are so fortunate to witness the dramatic change of the world during the good time of our life. When we were twenty or thirty, the Berlin wall fell, the Soviet Union collapsed, and the cold war between the two giant ideological rivals ended all overnight. And then came the prevalence of mobile phone expediting the communications revolution, followed by the momentous era of the Internet, which kicked off just a couple of years before the end of the last century (and that's why you see me talking here). We had immortalized films made by some great directors like Oliver Stone, Stephen Spielberg, etc., who left us infinite fantasy when we were young dreamers. We got fascinating videos from the pop diva Madonna so that we may catch up with the last admiration for Marilyn Monroe, far more than merely the blonde hair, when compared to Mariah Carey, another superstar for the next generation. And all of us will definitely remember the grace of Princess Di, though whose death took out of everyone's sighs.

Of course, we had regrets, too. We have been exposed to the horror of AIDS, the global epidemic that was introduced as we prepared to enjoy the lust of the flesh. Did I miss something? The 911 tragedy? It's not an exclusive historical event for the 60s generation but a memory common to all.

People who are fifty or sixty years old now will soon pass by. Sometimes they behave too conservatively as if men never went up to the moon or Mrs. Thatcher or Gorbachev still remained in power. While the succeeding generations of 70s or 80s are not ripe enough to take over; they are too much addicted to the cyber space. Only the generation of 60s who cross the real and virtual worlds are ready to lead the way. Now we are forty something, and the world is on our shoulders. Let's look what we will do to it.