It is true...the future does lie in the grasp of our hands. WE decide the health of our world. WE control who comes into this world. WE have the power to change things.
As you can see, the decisions that you and I make in our everyday lives will have long-lasting effects in the future. The future is a weird concept to think about internally. This is why we turn to outside sources for help. It is also the reason in which every single person on this planet must work together if there is any hope at a habitable future. Currently, our actions and decisions are slowly leading us down a dark path that may too hard to escape.
The Prompt: Would it be bad if there were no future people?
Although a unique and sort of ominous topic, let's dive into it. Can we even imagine the future? Is it possible to predict? Will I be there to see it? These are all questions that come with thinking about this. As I said above, our very own daily decisions will have grave impacts on future people. I think that with each new generation of people living, the general mindset changes according to the mainstream ideologies. Sometimes this is good, other times, not. For me to say that "it is bad to have no future people" is a very irrational thought to think. Hopefully, there will be future generations of people, and the only way that we would not see this is if we screwed something up or caused massive degradation to the Earth.
This picture is supposed to be dramatic. It hopefully touches peoples' mind to tell them to 'wake up' because we are the only ones who can mold the future. I am going to quote Tony Stark (Iron Man) since it serves a very valuable purpose. "A famous man once said, 'we create our own demons'." I love this quotation, in its simplest form, it says exactly what I was referring to with the flaming earth graphic.
It would be bad if there were no people to predict or think about the future, since we would have nothing to plan for. We are living our life, yes for our own benefit, but also to improve every aspect of life for the future. Everyday you haven't already lived is the future. Meaning, small choices could potentially have a massive impact. We need to identify the problems presented to us everyday and look to see the ways in which we can advance them forward. If there were no future people, well it would affect the way we proceed with life currently, since we are living this life to create a more sustainable future for upcoming generations.
Hi Andrew, your blog post was very informative. I never thought about future humans in relation to OUR future if there were no future people. You made me think of the prompt in a different way. Your graphics, quotes and explanation was great, really eye-opening! Great job
ReplyDeleteHi! I really liked when you said, "I think that with each new generation of people living, the general mindset changes according to the mainstream ideologies." since I completely agree with this. As the generations go on, there are so many different ideas, passions, interests, etc. I feel as if the world could keep getting smarter and more accepting as time moves on
ReplyDeleteHello, that was a great read. One thing that really caught my mind is that we have the power to control what comes on to Earth. I read that as both species and other beings. For example, although extreme, if we wanted to wipe out all trees tomorrow we could. We obviously know that wiping out all trees is not an option yet it is crazy to know we have that power. Also nukes, we could end the world tomorrow with 'the push of a button"
ReplyDeleteEthan
Hello Andrew, I reached a very similar conclusion to your own about how we live our lives always planning for the future. As a result, I really liked and agreed with your post. I thought the inclusion of a quote from Tony Stark was definitely a great addition to your post as well. Also, the images add a great deal of effect to your post, nice job!
ReplyDeleteHello Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your point that not having future people would affect the way we tend to live our lives now, as we do this in part to preserve our environment for future generations. In my blog, I also explored this question and discussed human beings' connection to the ecosystem (as a part of it, not separate from it). Do you believe that humans, as other species, are integral to the survival of the ecosystem itself (that the environment would not have great success without their very presence)?
I thank you in advance for your response.
Best,
Drew Califano
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words.
To answer your question Drew, yes species, no matter size/quantity/ecological niche all are needed for further survival of humans.