I was just a kid when my father revealed me that the sun is an incredibly big star burning out in space and that someday will turn off ceasing with itself all life in our planet. At this very point, I felt sad in my childhood innocence. So, life has an end; this planet will someday will exist no more. He added: “but don’t worry, it will happen million of years from now”. Later that evening, I felt pity for the people that would live in earth for that time… millions of years later from that very day the life will be wiped from earth surface for the simple reason of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Several years have passed since then and with the accelerated revolution of technology and industry, exponential growth of human stupidity along with all the consequences also known as global warming, atomic war menaces and pollution seems like the apocalypse isn’t million of years from that day but could be just around the corner. I feel pity of myself now. I should clarify that I’m not being alarmist; I won’t hang out in the streets with a two-month beard and holding a paper in my hands saying “apocalypse is coming, regret your sins”, but in the way we are going, things in Earth will change irreversibly. Earth is getting more and hotter; predictions say that in 5 years all the ice in the North Pole will completely melt! Imagine that, what are we doing?
So, the question is: what would you do if the end of the human race comes to an end while you’re still here? Yes, this very moment when we will give step to a new kind of race that will consume our remains as petrol and expose our buildings as prehistoric relics.
My imagination consumes entire hours by trying to solve such kind of questions for no particular reason but maybe just to be prepared for what could happen. Imagine to bag pack few supplies and wander in a battle for survival through inclement weather conditions for safe lands to extend your life at least. Then failure is not an option, and to live to survive another day is a must quest.
Are we really prepared to face the future we would create for ourselves?
Several years have passed since then and with the accelerated revolution of technology and industry, exponential growth of human stupidity along with all the consequences also known as global warming, atomic war menaces and pollution seems like the apocalypse isn’t million of years from that day but could be just around the corner. I feel pity of myself now. I should clarify that I’m not being alarmist; I won’t hang out in the streets with a two-month beard and holding a paper in my hands saying “apocalypse is coming, regret your sins”, but in the way we are going, things in Earth will change irreversibly. Earth is getting more and hotter; predictions say that in 5 years all the ice in the North Pole will completely melt! Imagine that, what are we doing?
So, the question is: what would you do if the end of the human race comes to an end while you’re still here? Yes, this very moment when we will give step to a new kind of race that will consume our remains as petrol and expose our buildings as prehistoric relics.
My imagination consumes entire hours by trying to solve such kind of questions for no particular reason but maybe just to be prepared for what could happen. Imagine to bag pack few supplies and wander in a battle for survival through inclement weather conditions for safe lands to extend your life at least. Then failure is not an option, and to live to survive another day is a must quest.
Are we really prepared to face the future we would create for ourselves?
4 comments:
Hi Manuel,
No, we are not prepared for the future we create ourselves but it's not necessary to be prepared for this. Even if we were, what difference would it make?
That's a good point. Another point of view over this end of everything topic is to figure out how was earth before one existed, it wasn't that bad without us hanging around here, huh?
However, obstinate as I am, someday I will figure out how to live forever :)
Being obstinate about it - or no - doesn't change the inevitability of figuring out it.
My dear Anonymous friend :) I really appreciate your comments!.
I saw the other day a video that might fit well in this context:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1677122/fallen
It is precisely the same metaphor: we are falling into a big ocean and there is nothing else to do but to enjoy the ride to the inevitable :)
Thanks once again for your comments!
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