Freedoms Common people stepping up to preserve their freedoms That's what Matapalo is all about. Baby Boomers, the most Blessed Generation in history, begin cruising down their highway of life. Each member has only to reach out and grab a ride, to leisurely enjoy life, for all has been put into place by earlier sacrifices of others. Life is good It's the only life ever known. Time passes, and conditions change. The peace dividend ends. Optimism and opportunity fade. Life becomes more difficult and more complex as risk increases everywhere. Guarantees are demanded by society to maintain the good life. Each member soon discovers that guarantees strangely reduce freedoms. The Matapalo tree of guarantees grows larger and larger, rapidly taking control of everyone's lives. A fresh new rebirth of freedom emerges from an unlikely source.