In 2004, when the tsunami happened, a lot of us didn't know what a tsunami was. In 2020, when the full force of COVID-19 hit, the whole world didn't expect something to happen that would debilitate everyone and change they way we travel, interact with others, and look at a common cold. I suppose every generation has had their life changing, world-impacting events like wars and pandemics.
When I was in school, I would read things like "the world will run out of fossil fuel in the year xxxx" or "the polar ice caps will melt by the year xxxx" and wonder how many of these would happen within my lifetime and how the future seemed to appear bleaker by the day.
I wonder what else the future holds for the earth, within my lifetime. The thing with bombs and clocks are that they're both ticking.
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