2046

~ MaryG

If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say?

I feel like I am my future self. Things are somewhat settled for me. I’m 61, I’m retired, I’m a grandmother, I’m married and I’m going to stay married until one of us dies.

My hopes for the future are all for my kids and grandkids, and for humans in general.

I am beyond horrified at what we’re currently seeing in my country…from the return of measles, to the reversing of the hard won victories of the Civil Rights and Women’s movements, to the alienation of our democratic allies over a wildly ill-conceived war in the Middle East, which is costing us all a shit ton of money and has no end in sight.

I hope 81-year old me can say something like this in 2046:

Dear Mary,

Fear not! After President Trump was found dead on the toilet by his delighted wife, VP Vance was sworn in, but lost in a landslide to President Ocasio-Cortez, who ushered in a new era of democracy, peace, prosperity, equality and optimism, which continues to this day.

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  4. I hope against hope that your future self will be able to write something like that. I am hoping my future self will be able to chronicle the turning of the tide with the climate crisis and alternative energy.

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    1. Ironically, we finally pulled the trigger and purchased solar panels for our house after years of debating it. Our energy costs under Trump are SO high!

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  5. It felt so good to read this letter, Mary. Thank you. I’m still trying to shake the heaviness this week, pulling myself along but feeling pulled under. I need to imagine possible change and reversals of what can be reversed after electing a spate of psychopaths.

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