Lost in the spectrum
"Now looking back, I see that they knew that there was a deadline!
They had figured out what to do, but didn't do enough... There was enough time to change or create new rules or even a new system, so they could influence the trajectory they were in. Some of them thought that it was an exam, others thought that it was just a ride… Perhaps what they could agree on, was that brief moment of wandering and interaction they had, after which the lights went off and they made space for the new wanderers that came along - a generation that was marked by a burden that did not belong to nor created from them...
No matter how much they tried, it was obvious that they were fighting entropy and constructed many ways to give a favorable meaning to change and transformation – sometimes forgetting they were also a very tiny part of it, that all this was made of the same substance, the same matter and energy, the same atoms, having a conscious contemplation… Many had a reaction like: What?! Matter rising into consciousness!! Seriously? Well, am I not matter and energy having a conscious contemplation right now? Aren’t you, the reader of this message, made of matter and energy having arised into consciousness? A brief interaction in the matrix of eternity and immensity … A sparkle, made from the fabric of existence itself … A splash in the Cosmic pond ...
However, that was not the only place where Cosmos was bright and colorful – there were many other dimensions and places – with perhaps patterns of interactions and consciousness they could not begin to imagine. There were other beings, plants, animals, microorganisms, as well as biological entities in other corners of this Cosmos.
Shouldn’t they have been a little bit content and just dance in this cosmic ballet, flowing together with all beings and cycles of existence? Couldn't they just appreciate the fact that they were part of this great show of Cosmos and realize that the purpose of the dance, was not to go to a specific point or in a specific direction, but instead, to dance while the cosmic music was on!
?The sum of all the preceding matrices and eventualities made it possible for them to be there – couldn’t they take a lesson from that: Do something, so that the existence of beings that came into that world then, was not defined by their decisions later – decisions that changed the climate and that accepted the products of science, but not its methods … "
This may be a possible message from the future, but now we know that in front of us are a range of possible futures, which largely dependent on the degree of action or inaction in the face of a transforming world. Decisions we take or not take today will have far-reaching effects in determining these eventualities. Understanding these decisions as a choice between one of two pathways—one that continues with the business as usual response and one that redirects to a future that remains “well below 2°C”—helps to bring the importance of recognizing the effects of climate change and the necessary response to the forefront. Let's not choose a regretful future, where we knew what could be done, but we never did it!