They say you become like the people you hang out with the most. And I completely agree. We human beings feed off of each others’ emotions because let’s face it, we are just emotions-filled bags of flesh and bones.
And since emotions dictate so much of our existence, it is natural to get influenced with the ones that surround us the most. I have been surrounding myself with more and more positive people lately and life has never been better.
The best part is that you become a better version of yourself. All the best parts about you are enhanced and you feel awesome! I, as a person, am someone whose eyes are always looking at the future and this part of me has been greatly enhanced recently.
Maybe it’s because of my leanings towards the tech world which keeps progressing and makes you want to be excited by the future, or maybe it’s something else, but my gaze is often affixed on the future. I wanted to know, through this post, what do you see when you look at the future?
Hope.
Before I ask the question, let me tell you what I see myself. Call me a hopeless, eternal optimist, but I see hope for the human race in the future. Hope for us all.
I know that might sound like a pipe dream right now considering the state of affairs but that is what hope is all about. It’s a feeling, an emotion, a desire that everything will somehow fall into place and things will change for the better.
I see us venturing into all sorts of different fields that will ensure a better life for everyone. I see a point where technology will be so advanced where it could literally provide an abundant living for everyone on the planet.
Would that end all the poverty, suffering, wars or greed, I wonder! One can only hope that it does. I mean, it has to right? This cannot continue forever. WE cannot continue forever, like this, at each others’ throats all the time.
I see a future where somehow the human race finds its way it seems to have lost in the current times. Will we have to go through a period of self discovery, even involving a crisis or a threat to our very existence for that to happen? Who knows if that’s the only way we’ll behave!
What a world would that be where we lift each other up instead of bringing down, a world where each child is happy, educated, and becomes the human that we all ought to be. Think of all the potential we will unlock.
Then, one of the most awaited events in human history, expanding our presence in the cosmos, starting with the colonisation of Mars and a permanent presence on the Moon and then beyond towards something that knows no limits.
Not only will this ensure the survival of humanity but it will launch us into a new era where we will no longer be confined to the boundaries of our beloved planet.
That’s my hope for us . That’s what I see when I look at the future. Maybe we will achieve this one day. I think we certainly can, if we just want it bad enough.
considering the state of affairs but that is what hope is all about
The ACTUAL state of affairs is better now than it ever has been
Take any metric you want ...and we're living in the best of times that ever existed.
You'd never know it if you only watch the news. The news only reports BAD things.
"if it bleeds it ledes'...an old newpaper reporter saying. It follows that if it doesn't bleed...it's ignored.
What do I think of the future?
The future is so bright that I need to wear sunglasses.
While I agree that we are the most comfortable generation ever and are living in times that people couldn't have even imagined even decades ago, I also think that sometimes the metrics may not be true representation of happiness among people. Yes, we have more means than ever but there is also more suffering than ever. Living in the developing part of the world, I just can't ignore that.
there is also more suffering than ever.
nope...there's less.
not that there is not suffering still.
but in the past it was MUCH worse.
Your post left me thinking for a moment. First, I agree with you in your first point: we are influenced on the people we spend time the most. When you surround yourself with a lot of toxic people, their emotions infect you. I know this very well because it has happened to me. The moment I decided to say goodbye to them and starting to hang out with more positive people my life changed.
What do I expect from future? Same as you. I live in Venezuela and sometimes I can't understand how the government can live knowing how much pain they are causing to the population. How can they sleep knowing there are children that cry because they are hungry. And you know why they do all of this? because they want power and money.
I just hope for a better world someday, without people like this. I want/need to believe human race can be better than this.
Hi Claudia!
I am happy for you that you came out of that world of so-called toxic people. I was there myself a few years back, and I can completely resonate with what you have said.
The world will become better only if we, the youth, with the help of more such platforms to grow in life spread the word about it.
The moment we take negativity out of our life, it changes as if like magic. And the feeling is just absolutely wonderful!
I am really sorry to hear about what has been happening in Venezuela. It's people like those that are keeping the human race from becoming what we all dream of. I really hope the entire world can just somehow figure out how to work together, to leave all the negativity away.
A world of crypto :)
hehe yeah, that too :D
interesting
Thanks!
In the future I see or I always love to imagine, to be together with the people I love and to perform in the jobs that I do the most! vote please
The people that we love are precious.
I think everyone will be hoping that his future would be better, but the journey towards the future depends from now, where we'll step step, towards better or vice versa
Agreed! People have forgotten the importance of living in the moment, and they don't realise what they are missing today.
of course, conscious decisions need to be taken for any future we want.
Every person has his circle of influence be it positive or negative. The amount to which it can be negative or positive depends on the person who’s circle it is. More negative the person is more detrimental will be the effects on the people who fall within his sphere.
I came across a post this morning where the author compared the life with a straight line marked with negative and positive numbers on it just like the one we used to draw in our maths class during childhood. On steemit, we can call it Reputation. Here as well, we tend to get attracted more to people who have a better reputation score than us because it tells how much the person is invested in the system and has contributed bigger.
Core to this is one's feeling of becoming better tomorrow. Without desire, one can never improve his circle of influence and hence can never improve his life. For a fact today, that desire has become more self-centred and is the only cause of all the miseries in the world.
We need to develop empathy towards others as they are humans and are just like us. Moreover, history has proven itself time and again that no one has ever become successful alone and has only achieved it by lifting others. The law of abundance also states the same.
The problem is, no one has ever taught us the right way. Some has learnt the values themselves, and the right people could only explain few. We need more of people like them who understand this. We need a value system which shows us to become selfless instead of becoming selfish, and everything will change drastically.
Interesting points and well said!
Empathy is a must have quality in humans and is something that is in limited quantity these days. We need to be considerate of other people and their lives and that can be done by stepping into their shoes. Also I agree with you that to be abundant, we need to be able to give first too.
Thanks so much for reading and providing a thoughtful comment :)
You're welcome Saurav!
People like us are dedicated enough to change things for the good, but not everyone has the patience to listen and act together. That's where things break for the most part.
What a wonderful world that would be. Look, not so long ago the internet was an unknown thing, in fact when it was first introduced people criticized it and called it all sorts of things like, bubble, never gonna last etc. But here we are, the internet forms the biggest part of our lives right now. The world as we know it almost can't function without it. We are seeing the same thing with cryptocurrencies and what the Blockchain can do. Again, also being criticised by the masses. Here' my point:
Your dreams and visions of the future I believe are possible. The technology that we have now at some stage it was also unimaginable and perhaps too far fetched. But here we are. Will humans one day live in the moon or colonise Mars? I do think so. May not be in or lifetime nor the next generation but I do also see this as an eventuality. We are evolving as human beings, getting smarter and discovering new things everyday.
Yes, there will always be those skeptics who would rather find a 1000 ways something will not work rather than that 1 way that it will! This of course doesn't stop the human race overall and we just keep progressing and proving those skeptics wrong!
I agree with you that we affect and addicted people who spend more time. Keep away from those people who spoil your image and dignity, and started to meet out the people who has positive attitude.
Yup! That's the way to go about it :
When I think of the future, I see possibilities of how humans will work together as one to achieve greatness and how we will evolve as a society of compassion and mutual understanding. Great blog indeed!
I see the same things and I hope it will happen one day. How beautiful would it be to see it with your own eyes before you pass away into oblivion!
Thanks for this!