At the time of Clocks, I was nervous about the future. Questions raced through my mind - Would modern humanity learn to appreciate the simple pleasures and amazing life on our planet, or would we destroy it all for our own excess hubris? Would we learn to marry the natural world to the human-centered? Will we ever truly see the links? Is our global economy predicated on an unsustainable model, like a runaway freight train, or can it be reshaped to last and be balanced? Can we keep ourselves in tune with nature, or will it all be tuned out, save for a few remnant reminders.

On the human front, would we move forward, and embrace compassion for one-another, or slide into selfish modes? All this had me charged at the time; & it still does! I think we're accelerating on both fronts; more compassion, and yet more destruction. I remain uncertain about the future, but realize more than ever that we can make a difference.

What deep concerns do you have?

This post is way too deep for this place..

But what are your concerns, Bart? You posted nothing about it haha:laugh3:

 

I think this is a good topic. Unfortunately, I think it's all coming down. I do appreciate the simple and the beautiful nature of this world, but it seems not a lot of people do or at least it feels that way to me. On each new face I see, it always seems to be more about them just selfish selfish.

 

I'm also concern about the future. It's the thought of the world of tomorrow and my own future that lies with it. It's the question of will I make it happen and how can I make it better. It takes little steps but I believe it can be changed.

My concern is I wont be able to take over the world before i die !

I have deep concerns for the way humans are behaving these days!!

Yes, I think those inconsistences are just part of human nature... I somehow think we cannot change it and all the passion of our spirit will lead us to some point when... Fuck I dunno... I think we're just following the design of greater universe entropy.

 

I don't wanna have kids... :confused:

looking back at when i was younger, i was so hopeful of what i could become and my potential to make a difference, a real difference. i knew there were "bad" people out there, and tonnes of negativity too, but as a very positive person who acknowledged the bad things but focused on the good, it was hard to accept the larger than life issues as i grew older, knowing i was in no position to make a dent.

 

now, i do have frequent spurts of positivity, and in general i'm a happy, wide-eyed person, but when i think of all the crap happening to this world and the people around me, i get frustrated and adopt a "gosh i don't care anymore" attitude.

i realise that i really can't change or control the world, but i can change and control myself. and it may sound cliche but it's a powerful and relieving realisation that gives me hope whenever i see the crap humanity is getting dragged through.

Me too Kathy! I think we all do our part, be it ever so humble.. I thought when I was younger, that we would all make the transition, but the resistance/inertia to change is so great, and the commercial-role playing so strong, that it's hard to get real progress, except for ourselves. That may be changing, tho. Political winds of change are blowing stong now, so perhaps we could see some real progress on a grand scale?? Still living through the nightmare that is the Bush admin., but only 1.7 years to go..

I have renewed hope in humanity's capacity to improve. Thanks all for the responses, and Happy Travels in Albania & Germany!

We're all going to die...

...eventually.

In the sense of our selves, but yet the greater spirit flux goes on.. We are all spectral lines on the color contiuum. Collectively we achieve a sort of immortality. As a collection of cells, some living, some newly created, and other sluffing off, we are in perpetual motion as well.. & radiohead will go on in new forms as well..:)

What has the natural regeneration of body cells got to do with Radiohead?

Yeah I was thinking the same thing..the dude is freaky!!