In class this week we were going over our google map projects and talking about how the world around us is changing. Although the world we live in today is what is normal to us it is very different then it was 50 years ago. Then just imagine how different it will be in another 50 years.
In the past the world was much harder but simpler at the same time. They didn’t have technology which has its own pros and cons. The previous generation went outside and played, they made dumb decisions without getting in trouble, as well as the planet was a lot safer.
Today’s day in age kids are addicted to technology. They don’t go outside and play anymore they sit and play their video games or stare at their phone watching whatever the newest trend is. Not only has the way we act changed but also the work around us. As we grow older the planet is suffering, we are polluting the air which is affecting many things is our life such as our health and how the planet is going to be in years to come. When working on my project and talking with my professor he brought up the fact that in 30 or 40 years New York City could be under water. Just the idea of that is insane.
As kids and young adults we still have our parents there to guide us through this crazy world and tell us right from wrong. But when we are adults we might now have them with us to tell us and this world will soon be just ours to take care of. Not only is it just the environment but the people and places around us. This weekend i went to New York City with my sisters and you can see how some places are not taken care of and also the way people act in the places. The world around us is changing so quickly and all we can do is adapt to it.
Our children will be growing up in a world that is completely new and foreign to us just as our world was to our parents. In the future we can only predict the technology that will be used on a daily basis will surpass what we use today.
Not only did we talk about how the world is going to change but we also talked about how the places and people in our lives have changed us as people. No one is the same exact person they were when they were born. Events that occur and people that we meet all impact is in some way, shape, or form. The google project what in a sense a letter to our future kids explaining what is was like growing up in the early 2000’s. Also give them a sense of why we are the way we are. I am strong and optimistic because of my Aunt. But I am kind and warm hearted because of my mother. I learned how to deal with losing people because I lost both my uncle and my best friend before I started college. There are situations in life that you have no control over and all you can do is deal with them and learn from them. At the same time that is also the best part of life because you as a person are always changing and learning.
Within the next few years the world will be ours and we will be in charge of what happens to it. So while we are trying to change the world and make it a better place us as people will also be changing with it. We will be learning to new ways to help with our environment and learning new ways to live life. All we can do as we grow up is make sure we are the best person we can be not only for ourselves but also do what is best for the world because if we start not caring about it, soon enough the world as we know it will no longer exist.
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