It may take 500 years for society to change?

Pain, I will not deny that sometimes the saddest thing is to feel like the potential of something more positive got ruined, but I guess that's when you tell yourself that you can find other people who are more ready to change and not clinging to what feels like very old, unhealthy patterns.  Some people and their enablers are still too insensitive to know how much unnecessary damage they cause. They are not ready to change much. I am really not in a position to fix it for them when their livelihoods depend on toxic systems and fearful attitudes. So, it's a big planet and there are others. Or maybe the circumstances will be more fortuitous at another time.

It may take 500 years for society to change, but did it have to be that way?