The inability to respect the people who come after you is how we've ended up with every single generational problem that we face today. Literally every single one.

Well, I can't control the past. My options are the present, and the future, and the latter depends on the former.

So what are my options?

> Stop trying to control the future

Every choice we make in life impacts and "controls" the future, by choice or not

Why not try to hand off an easier 'playing hand'? Or is that controlling the future as well?

It is already controlling the future to let it be used up.

I'm guessing you don't have children?