Every generation seems to strive for a better future ignoring the immediate present betterment in real sense. Because time is essential to all activities and the results are only obtained at end irrespective of scale and magnitude or the span of it. Thus the present behaviour is in anticipation of a future outcome. In this way the society fails to address the present and gets trapped in this vicious cycle of future driven momentum and ignores the true future. By isolating the driving force itself, mankind should realize the present and secure the future by securing the present.
Is it not the economic problem of the society at this very juncture? Are we actually addressing sustainability?
Dear Sidheswar Patra.
Thanks for raising an interesting question. I think that it is true that the current society is sacrificing the future of incoming generations. The current world is more governed, say, by the gospel of war, money, greed, competition, lack of respect for the environmental problems and corruption than by the gospel of peace, ethical principles, empathy, cooperation, honesty, and concern with environmental problems. All of this compromises a sustainable development and the future of future generations. We all have the responsibility to make of this world a better place to live in.
Well, Paul Louangrath
thanks for this comment! But this is the obvious way of looking at the situation, what I see is, if truely the society be concerned about the present it must put all of its efforts to secure it and those efforts will automatically be addressing the future eventually. Here the problem is perhaps we are not actually thinking straight instead we are only talking big about the future and saving it. Had it been THE FUTURE it should be the present to be addressed. without a sound and right present a flawless future can't be built.
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