They say this new generation won’t have to learn how to drive, which makes me wonder if they will be friends with robots. Maybe I will have to be open minded when my son comes home with a robot lover in a few years.
See, as the world is changing my life has been changing too. Here in my thirties, I’m taking care of a two year old (his mood alone changes every week), trying to navigate the music industry and the world in general with all its challenges is well, challenging. America is not what it was when I was younger (or maybe it was and we’re just now finding out she was always cray cray) and it feels like big egos all around are fighting like toddlers with weapons while the rest of us are figuring out ways to pay for eggs. And yes, it’s still a good life I’m living. But sometimes I feel bad, thinking of the world I brought my son into. It’s different than when I grew up is all I’m saying. It feels a lot darker now compared to when I was two.
But sometimes as an experiment, I try to think of the future and I try to imagine it being better. Greener. Filled with people who are more conscious, more aware, less busy and less individualistic. A place where walks and meditation are the real medicine. Where there’s more time for conversations and breaths to be taken. A world where people and nature and animals are more important than bank accounts.
I think the biggest problem we have at the moment is that we have no hope. And I’ve been one of those people for a while, laying awake at night wondering if the ego maniacs are winning. But I think as long as I know more beautiful, loving, caring people in my life (and the list is LONG), we’re in for a win in the long run. So let’s hold on tight together, keep our eyes open for helping our friends in need and keep an open mind for what is possible in the future. Will you join me on this quest?