An article

Thursday, 17. January 2008, 23:00:10

I had to write it for my after school English and at first I hated the idea. In the end I had fun writing it and I hope you'll enjoy reading my work.

The Way Ahead

Have you ever wondered what it will be like in, let’s say, fifty years? (You’ll probably be dead in seventy five years so it would be quite foolish of me or you to ask about that… Unless you are a scientist who’s extremely interested in finding out when the Sun will blow up. In that case – go and read the “Geeky Geek Magazine”.)

Everybody has. Now, don’t be an emo and stop sobbing that you haven’t and yet again no one understands you because you are so much different. Fear not, my razor-loving friend, for I shall help you discover the possible ways of thinking about the future.

In my opinion, there won’t be many people to admire the upcoming changes anyway because a nuclear war is very likely to happen in a few years… But let’s pretend there’s no such thing like nuclear reactors and focus on some more pleasant and entertaining things. Like animals.

Considering the speed witch which allergies spread all over the world, it’s almost one hundred percent sure that almost everybody on Earth will soon be insert-anything-you-love-the-most-intolerant. That’s why scientists will come up with artificial cats, dogs, hamsters and pet alligators. Why artificial? Because making a robot doesn’t count as a sin, whereas modifying DNA is considered playing god by some people and being insulted by men in black (or white, or purple, depending on their position) 24/7 is definitely annoying.

You don’t like animals? Well, luckily for you, there are many other exciting things about the next fifty years. Global warming and another Great Flood sounds promising. If you live high enough the water won’t cover the rooftop of your house, you’ll finally have the chance to tell your friends that you own a charming villa on an even more charming island. Of course, you’ll have to have quite impressive life savings to afford buying fuel needed to travel around the endless ocean polluted with tones of radioactive waste, its bottom full of ship wracks and dead, rotting (and glowing in the dark due to the radioactivity mentioned above!) dead bodies. There’s nothing to worry about, though – you’ve still got fifty years to earn and some money!

Have you gone tired of the same means of transport and travel destinations? Always dreamt of flying to the Moon? Or even better, to a different planet? Another galaxy? Well, it’s already possible, the Moon part, you know. Too poor? In fifty years everybody will be able to buy themselves at least a one-way ticket to the Earth’s natural satellite. Yes, this means you too! Isn’t future great? Imagine the view, the unforgettable feeling of floating in the air when they turn the gravity off. Or the moment you realize you actually have motion sickness and you do not happen to have any necessary medicine. Now, that’s what you call fascinating! You could even call it leaving a part of you in Space!

Switching from kitchens to food distributors has to take place sooner or later, too. Devices resembling today’s vending machines will become a must-have in our everyday life, with their ability to guess what kind of food we’d like and how is it supposed to be cooked to make both our personal taste and dietician/cardiologist as happy as possible.

Why do I mention these sorts of doctors? The more advanced the civilization, the less we do for our body. All kinds of heart diseases caused by stress, unhealthy food and lack of activities are already something the whole population should be worried about. In fifty years we’ll probably end up sending our virtual selves to school, work or even for a walk in the park! In other words, people will be slowly becoming more and more lazy and weak (a great moment for some “I Want To Rule The World” type person to show up and take over, by the way).

As you see, future is one of those things you don’t want to happen even though you know you can’t escape them. In my opinion, one should treat it like an exam: get over with it and pass (out).

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