Children of a lesser God - III

So my earlier 'Children of a lesser God' rants were filled with depressing thoughts and pessimistic visions for the future. But they are based on existing paths rather than intended paths, and we can see changes and deviations from the existing path everywhere. We’re slowly moving away from fossil fuels, we’re incorporating green ratings and triple bottom-lines which consider society and the environment along with the economy.

We’re having informed discussions on what is good for the planet instead of what’s good for you or for me. We’re talking about globalization and universality, rather than being myopic about our views. We’re talking about electric cars and green buildings. At no other time, in the history of humanity, have we had so much interest in what is good for our planet, our home - our Earth!

In the war between the environment and the economy, small battles are being won all around the world but overall the people are still losing. I see the children of tomorrow having a very dark future - But I do trust the capability and capacity of the people of today to bring change. We're too lost in our greed and selfishness right now to have the foresight to envision the darkness that our present path is headed towards.

But we can change this present structure, we can change the way things work - we can re-constitute the entire foundation on which humanity is based. We can move away from a civilization built on pollution, fossil fuels, wastage, excess, gluttony, greed and selfishness towards a new civilization - A civilization built on the pillars of trust, unity, peace, clean energy, democracy and community.

We can create systems that nourish the planet rather than destroy it. We can create institutions which enrich human lives. We can create establishments which allow us to collaborate on issues and resolve them amicably without the necessity for war and strife.

We know that that is where the future lies. We know that we will reach it. We might not see it yet. We might not be able to clearly envision it yet. But we do realize that it is an eventuality. It is neither wishful thinking nor is it overconfidence - it is inevitability.

The most loyal and patriotic thing that we can do as earthlings is to care for our planet and lead a sustainable life. You might call my thoughts as idealistic but we need to realize that without idealism we can’t dream of a better future. Because what we aim for is what we achieve. 

And I, for one, aim for Utopia.