Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Past, Present and Future


Once in a while I’ll imagine life in the future,
not mine because at my age, today is all I can
realize and hope for. In my time I have already
witnessed more changes and innovations than

most mankind generations. And still, there is
far more going on today than I could possibly
comprehend. Hell, I wasn’t aware of the com-
puter age until well after it had emerged onto

the scene. Had the Japanese known about the
atom bomb before Nagasaki and Hiroshima,
I’m pretty sure their surrender during World
War II would have come sooner. And as for

tomorrow, well, today there are revelatory
inventions already well underway. Included
in some of those could be a new scientific
scheme which could extend life considerably.

As creators of life and death, our venerable
and abominable species has already come up
with myriad ways to extend and eliminate life
on Earth as we know it. And Lord knows, I

have grown old and wise enough in my time
and place to have seen plenty enough of both.
What’s next, self-driven automobiles?

Chris Hanch 6-3-19

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