The Future
Imagine a time line of the earth we live on. Lets say there is a line on the wall, any wall in your house, all the way across. This will represent how long the earth has been livable . Now somewhere right of center put a thick vertical line with a highliter, this represents since man appeared, now along side that line put a vertical pencil line, that represents time since the industrial revolution until the present.
What you have then is a line on a wall 8-12 feet long, with two vertical lines less than an eighth of an inch combined. Think about that, we have been here for such a short time in history, and even shorter since we became mechanized. We have also caused so much havoc in that time also, pollution, devouring resources, world wars, and on and on.
I'm not sure that I have enough time today to say all I want to say. So this may be in two or more installments.
I believe we are coming to a crossroads, which road we take is up to us, but change is coming, the world is changing. I don't mean little change either, huge even sounds small.
I think economies will be more local, than national, and international. Sure there will be trade, all products can't be grown or produced in all places. Industries will have to reconsider keeping jobs here, because as the underdeveloped countries, the ones with our jobs now, grow and use more resources, cause more pollution etc., as China is having trouble with now, industry will not be as welcome as they find it now.
My generation will retire soon, opening many jobs, the catch will be that companies will find that young people will not work for what pay we get now. We lost ground in the last 20 years! So companies will have to increase wages to get people on the jobs, also better benefits.
You frequently here the word "Sustainable", economies, growth, environment, jobs etc.. We will have to be open to change, open minded I guess about all things. History tells us that most if not all "great societies" collapsed. We need to ask" are we next?". For sure it doesn't need to happen.
Stay tuned until tomorrow night when I will ramble on again! I have sinus and cold trouble and feel like hell. Down but not out, heh heh! Later folks
What you have then is a line on a wall 8-12 feet long, with two vertical lines less than an eighth of an inch combined. Think about that, we have been here for such a short time in history, and even shorter since we became mechanized. We have also caused so much havoc in that time also, pollution, devouring resources, world wars, and on and on.
I'm not sure that I have enough time today to say all I want to say. So this may be in two or more installments.
I believe we are coming to a crossroads, which road we take is up to us, but change is coming, the world is changing. I don't mean little change either, huge even sounds small.
I think economies will be more local, than national, and international. Sure there will be trade, all products can't be grown or produced in all places. Industries will have to reconsider keeping jobs here, because as the underdeveloped countries, the ones with our jobs now, grow and use more resources, cause more pollution etc., as China is having trouble with now, industry will not be as welcome as they find it now.
My generation will retire soon, opening many jobs, the catch will be that companies will find that young people will not work for what pay we get now. We lost ground in the last 20 years! So companies will have to increase wages to get people on the jobs, also better benefits.
You frequently here the word "Sustainable", economies, growth, environment, jobs etc.. We will have to be open to change, open minded I guess about all things. History tells us that most if not all "great societies" collapsed. We need to ask" are we next?". For sure it doesn't need to happen.
Stay tuned until tomorrow night when I will ramble on again! I have sinus and cold trouble and feel like hell. Down but not out, heh heh! Later folks
posted by Reflections at 6:24 PM
1 Comments:
Seems to me we're working on our on destruction just as fast as we can. Greed will be our downfall.
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