“If you think you know what the future will look like, you’re wrong.”
That phrase used to scare me.
How can I decide to do something if I don’t know how it’ll fit into the future?
Why would I put my heart and soul into something if it’s not going to work in the future?
If we don’t know what the future holds then how can we be sure we are developing the necessary skills for the future?
The Answer
We have no idea what the future holds. But that doesn’t mean sitting and waiting to see what it’ll look like.
Creativity is Organic
As human beings we are naturally creative. Cowering out and not trying to have an impact on the future will lead to a downward spiral, a loss of self-worth. Our need to create is innate, each day we must create, each day we must move one step closer to the future.
By challenging ourselves to do something to create, by unlocking our animalistic creativity, and by doing something productive each day, we are slowly moving towards the future.
The building blocks used to create the world 50 years from now haven’t even been built yet. There isn’t even a blueprint yet. Everyday we create, everyday we do something, we are moving closer to unlocking a piece of the puzzle.
We may not know what the future looks like. We may not know how our skills will impact the future. But action, and creation, will eventually unlock the unknown.