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At a time when values education is a burning topic in school debate--even as math, science, English and (most especially) music are neglected, and in an era when corruption and lies are so widespread that the evening news itself has become mundane in its tawdriness, and as our young people are tempted daily by the shocking moral relativism and poor quality control of the entertainment industry . . . where can we all turn for answers? In these increasingly complicated times, the answer can become increasingly simple for you . . . if you just remember five small letters, and the important message behind them: WWDWD. |
| These letters can have an immediate impact on those who ask the question behind them: "What Would Don and Walt Do?" |  |
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A lifestyle based on the answers gleaned from that one small question is a lifestyle well and truly enhanced. And if everyone lived that WWDWD lifestyle, then the core values underpinning the moral fabric of our society--integrity, generosity, fairness, truth, respect--would be strengthened and reinforced. WWDWD boils life's many complicated situations down to their clearest essence by contemplating what Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker would do if they found themselves in our own shoes, right here, right now. And for over thirty years, Don and Walt have provided generous guidance and wise counsel, through their wonderful songs, albums and tours with Steely Dan. The Bards of Bard College have tapped that sweet, soulful and uplifting spot up on the hill where Bodhisatva meets the Brill Building, where Eastern mysticism lives here at the Western World, where "FM" gets AM airplay and where everyone plays a good clean game. You need a name for the winners in the world? How about trying "Don and Walt." A reflective, respectful WWDWD lifestyle stands in direct contrast to the "just do it" mentality of today's advertisers, who encourage young people to embrace the mediocre and tear down boundaries between the good and the bad, justifying lowest-common-denominator passions and cheap-and-easy pleasures with situational ethics framed as freedom of choice. |
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By asking "What Would Don and Walt Do?" we invite ourselves to move into a new realm of understanding, one where the material world and its component elements are ordered, rational, professional, and of sparkling high quality, at all times. And by sharing the WWDWD message with others, we do our part to move the world ever closer to a thrilling and unprecedented revolution of taste, style, grace and dignity. Revolution is ultimately all about emotional and intellectual change. True revolution always begins with a demand for a shift in belief systems, and with challenges to the pre-chewed ideas of the prevailing culture. Revolutions gain critical mass when the few early believers begin sharing their ideas with others. The movement grows and lives are touched. This is how the world changes. And this is our mission here at WWDWD World Headquarters. We're glad you've found us. We hope you'll help us spread the good words and the wise deeds, just by asking yourself one simple question when confronted with all of life's daily decisions . . .
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