The Second Amendment and Future of 3D Printing
From the always entertaining Galactic Public Archives, a new video has been uploaded which asks the question, “Why are we so obsessed with endings?” After all, the year 2016 wasn’t exactly the most popular year, from Brexit to the U.S. election of Donald Trump. Oh, and a bunch of scary clowns stalking children near wooded areas. Needless to say, there are a lot of people who are glad 2016 is over.
But is it really because of all the bad things which happened that year? Are endings really only sought after as a means of alleviating our pain? According to the GPA, our search for endings might not have anything to do with any cynical notion, but rather in preparation for something better – of new beginnings.
As a once great essayist and poet once said:
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”– T. S. Eliot
As we march into the future, what new beginnings do you seek? It could be something as abstract as world peace. Or it could be something more specific, like the cure for cancer, or cardiovascular disease, or simply diseases in general. Whatever it might be, let our search for endings forever be predicated on the journey of new beginnings. The future can be a positive one, so long it is guided by positive minds.
About the author
B.J. Murphy is the Editor and Social Media Manager of Serious Wonder. He is a futurist, philosopher, activist, author and poet. B.J. is an Affiliate Scholar for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) and an Ambassador for the robotics company Humai.
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