My brother just sent this awesome picture of young William, now just over 3 months old. That innocent cherubic face that makes you grin right back at him...and it got me to wondering...
What will nephew William experience in 2020?
Cures for some cancers?
AIDS vaccines that work?
Will we still be talking about global warming, or will we as a world be more responsible and already lowering all pollution and emissions production for the sake of a cleaner environment, global warming notwithstanding?
Will we finally have alternative fuel cars available in mass numbers? Or will we still be totally controlled by fossil fuels because large auto corporations still refuse to lead the move away from oil dependence?
What will be the political make-up of the oil-rich Mid-East? Will U.S. troops still be there? How widespread will Islamic-based terrorist groups be by then, or not?
Will racial problems be any more resolved in the U.S.? Will we continue social and political efforts and programs that separate our nation economically instead of uniting it?
Will the U.S. finally take some of it's seemingly endless billions of dollars going overseas to other countries (in war or not) and keep it within the States to take care of properly funding much needed welfare work here at home?
Will teachers still have to spend their own money to buy students pencils and paper and other supplies that most schools no longer supply?
Will we have formed a viable and effective third political party in response to our current two party system growing toward polarization? Will individuals have the guts to vote for a candidate for her/his values and positions instead of checking one "X" for all same-party candidates?
Will Charlotte even be close to having appropriate levels of road and school construction to meet what continues to be unbridled development? Will they even consider bridling development to a more controlled and planned process?
And with the population boom, what if there is another severe drought in 2020 - will they control water usage much sooner? For that matter will they now go ahead with Concord-Kannapolis's plan to take millions of gallons of water a day from the Catawba River since they have no such water resource in their own geographic basin?
What will be the latest and greatest advancement in wireless communication devices?
Will someone somewhere have detonated a nuclear bomb?
Will our National Parks once again be properly maintained and staffed?
Will there be any indication the world community will respect each others' differences and move together in a unifying direction, respecting those differences?
Will we still care about Brad and Angelina? Will Britney Spears be reunited with her kids? Most importantly, will The Jerry Springer Show still be in syndication? Or, just MAYbe...will our society have grown up and said 'no' to all that schlock that serves no beneficial purpose whatsoever?
We can only imagine...
John Lennon
"Imagine"
What will nephew William experience in 2020?Cures for some cancers?
AIDS vaccines that work?
Will we still be talking about global warming, or will we as a world be more responsible and already lowering all pollution and emissions production for the sake of a cleaner environment, global warming notwithstanding?
Will we finally have alternative fuel cars available in mass numbers? Or will we still be totally controlled by fossil fuels because large auto corporations still refuse to lead the move away from oil dependence?
What will be the political make-up of the oil-rich Mid-East? Will U.S. troops still be there? How widespread will Islamic-based terrorist groups be by then, or not?
Will racial problems be any more resolved in the U.S.? Will we continue social and political efforts and programs that separate our nation economically instead of uniting it?
Will the U.S. finally take some of it's seemingly endless billions of dollars going overseas to other countries (in war or not) and keep it within the States to take care of properly funding much needed welfare work here at home?
Will teachers still have to spend their own money to buy students pencils and paper and other supplies that most schools no longer supply?
Will we have formed a viable and effective third political party in response to our current two party system growing toward polarization? Will individuals have the guts to vote for a candidate for her/his values and positions instead of checking one "X" for all same-party candidates?
Will Charlotte even be close to having appropriate levels of road and school construction to meet what continues to be unbridled development? Will they even consider bridling development to a more controlled and planned process?
And with the population boom, what if there is another severe drought in 2020 - will they control water usage much sooner? For that matter will they now go ahead with Concord-Kannapolis's plan to take millions of gallons of water a day from the Catawba River since they have no such water resource in their own geographic basin?
What will be the latest and greatest advancement in wireless communication devices?
Will someone somewhere have detonated a nuclear bomb?
Will our National Parks once again be properly maintained and staffed?
Will there be any indication the world community will respect each others' differences and move together in a unifying direction, respecting those differences?
Will we still care about Brad and Angelina? Will Britney Spears be reunited with her kids? Most importantly, will The Jerry Springer Show still be in syndication? Or, just MAYbe...will our society have grown up and said 'no' to all that schlock that serves no beneficial purpose whatsoever?
We can only imagine...
John Lennon
"Imagine"
Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
1 comment:
LOVE the pic --- little photogenic angels that they are! :)
I've OFTEN thought the same thoughts and asked the same questions about the world, country, society, etc that my neice and nephews (ages 14 - 8) are rapidly inheriting.
The things that the 14- and 13- year-old are already exposed to and the pressures that they face in school are just frightening --- yet they seem to be stronger in the face of those pressures than our generation was.
Most importantly, I hope our generation is molding the children and young people in our own lives to be free, independent thinkers and problem solvers.
Children will inherit whatever they are exposed to: "good" or "bad", "right" or "wrong". The parents, teachers, and adults in children's lives are the catalysts for change and the world John Lennon "Imagined". As a society and a human race, we "aren't there yet".
Never been a "fan" of the Beatles collectively, but I sure do like all their individual work --- and John Lennon's "Imagine" has always been one of my very favorites!
Thanks for the great commentary, Bob!
Suzy :)
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