Humankind in its current form is advanced. In certain parts of the world more than others. Some regions are considered wealthy versus others. Some more liberal. And on it goes with labels and identifiers.
But overall we are still inhabitants of this one single planet hurtling through space and perhaps. just perhaps this time we hear a major warning.
Covid.
Global weather extremes.
Crime and Violence.
Wars and terror.
Drugs and overdoses.
Greed and destruction.
Amidst this backdrop, the president of the IOC asked that we come together as one in solidarity. Solidarity is what will win the day he proclaimed on the stage in Tokyo where the Olympic Games began a year later than advertised for the first time in the history of the event. Pipe dream?
Much of calamities listed are man made as in self -inflicted, and we have come to a cross road. The decisions we make will guide the immediate future. The answer is not in solar farms or battery powered cars itself but rather in critical thinking skills that includes each of us to appreciate pros and cons of a particular choice. Absent this we will remain gullible to the loudest voice, highest bidder or the strongest stick and never get past what is coming to us.
Those few hundred people with unimaginable wealth are exploring what it might take to exit the planet for good with some tests of rockets they fund on their own. But for the remaining 8 billion of us it is crunch time.
Someone once said about democracy - people get the government they deserve. So at a minimum follow the maxim - Carpe Diem!
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