It recently occured to me that the has been much speculation in our modern culture on the year 2010. With the economic depression looking slightly better, many people have made tentative, hopeful guesses as to the extent of the restoration of our previous American way of life. It is clear from the news that the carefree, wasteful days of the 1990's will not return. With the imminent threat of global warming hanging over our heads, an extremely worrying question arrises. Are we really too late? Has our extravagant way of life completely sealed the fate of our species and our planet. And once destroying our own planet, where will we go? What if the pollution we spew into the life-sustaining atmosphere of our home planet destroyes us before we discover the means to make the journey to another livable planet? The answer? Perhaps. But then again, perhaps not. The totally unpredictable next year is the subject of much debate, but even if we knew what was going to happen, there is little that we can do to stop it. However, I choose not to dwell on these things, and to move on, and see the lighter side. There is still snow, we are still alive, and we have a house.
Therefore to all of the planners out there I say: take a break. Go with the flow. I admit that I may be wrong, and can still be considered a child, but there are other things to concentrate on in the new year. A new year brings a chance to start over, a new chance to better ourselves. It offers more causes for celebration, and renews the plants all over the world. Though I cannot tell if what I say makes sense, I offer these consolations: If we all simply do the best we can, maybe we can make a better, brighter 2010.
Cannon Lewis II
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