Walter Berglund is a striver. He has a deeply felt need to make the world a better place. Nice, sensitive, and intellectual, Walter was a lawyer who gravitated into the world of philanthropy, and non-profit, environmentally-oriented causes.
He has worked hard his entire life, growing up in rural Minnesota with an alcoholic father and an angelic mother who managed a small motel. He worked at the motel all year long, starred in school plays, had numerous childhood friends, loved nature, and graduated valedictorian.
As Walter slid into middle age, he put himself in a position to work on his passions life. First, preserving a beautiful warbler that nests in Appalachia; and second reviving the awareness of the world to the dangers of human overpopulation. To make progress on his causes, Walter has used his intelligence, affability, and passion to cultivate relationships with very rich benefactors who are happy to fund causes, but with quid pro quos that raise some questions about the ultimate accounting.
There is a deep burning within Walter to make a difference in the world. He is willing to make strategic calculations and sacrifices in order to achieve his visions. Where does this burning desire come from, and what are the sacrifices necessary to pursue these causes?
