Love Letter to the Future
I was prompted to write this blog and my Love Letter to the Future by a campaign that Greenpeace ran during the Copenhagen summit. However, it seems just as pertinent on Valentine’s Day, as a reflection on our love for others, for the earth and for other life forms. It also reminds me of the 7th Generation exercise that we do in The Work That Reconnects. We have a 1-2-1 conversation between 2 people, one from the present day and one living 7 generations in the future. The present day person explains to the person from the future what life is like now. They describe the challenges that they are experiencing and their hopes and fears for the future. In response, the person from the future describes what life is like for them and how their forefathers survived the 21st century. It can be a very moving and enlightening experience.
Here’s my Letter to the Future:
Dear friend,
I am writing to you from the year 2010. We are facing challenging times. There are changes in our climate that threaten to obliterate millions of people and much of our wildlife. We have depleted the earth’s natural resources to a point where we are unable to sustain our current way of living. We have become dependent on money and yet live with chaos in our economic systems. So far we have few solutions and little guidance from our government leaders. Some people cannot even see or acknowledge what our future appears to hold if we take no action.
Some of us are taking action in our jobs and in our communities and personal lives to raise awareness of the need to live and work more sustainably. We value community, cooperation and quality of life. We aim to live in harmony with nature rather than exploit it. We recognise the need to honour the natural capital that surrounds us rather than remain in slavery to the financial capital that we have created. We know it should be possible to effect this transition to a life-sustaining future using our personal skills, our intelligence and the technological advances we have made.
If you’re reading this letter, then maybe that means the transition was successful. I hope this letter finds you in good health, happiness and living harmoniously.
Love from Sally.
What would you include in your Letter to the Future?
February 15, 2010
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