millenniumpg

Well here it is, the year 2001 and we're still here. Contrary to some predictions (lol) that were made. A new millennium is upon us, the next 1000 years (hopefully) of human civilization. How and what we do NOW will be crucial to the survival of our planet and ourselves. Never before in recorded history has there been a growth spurt of such magnitude, in any of the technologies, as we've experienced in just the last 100 years! There's no signs of this pace slowing down anytime soon either! Can we keep up with this speed and what might be it's culmination? Most ancient civilizations seen their own end. Without the ability to mature, adapt and gain wisdom from our experiences at that same rate of speed or slow down the rate of information and technology so that's possible; we also may be facing a grim future.

I'm not a pessimist, many great discoveries and advancements have been made towards our own benefit in medicine, space, and earth sciences (just to mention a few). However, I also see that this exponential growth rate has had a detrimental effect causing stress on our planet ,society and the individual. Unless we quickly find a remedy, how will we be able to cope well enough to avoid the fate that "all great civilizations rise and fall"?

This is just food for thought: I've often pondered why we have few (if any) true philosophers today. Society seems to have been caught up in the material or ego aspect of life. More value and respect is placed on a persons possessions or intelligence than their personal growth or wisdom. There is little known about the human brain and it's communion with the body as a whole. We do, however ,suspect that there is a wealth of possibilities and benefit from exploring this avenue. If so, shouldn't we be looking more inwards to our own 'unknowns' and capabilities then reaching for so much technology that may end up being redundant after all? Like I said, just a thought.