The Unpredictable Tomorrow: A Challenge for Troubled Times
An invitation to balance human ingenuity with divine trust The Modern Icebreaker Once, we spoke of weather. Today? We challenge each other to imagine tomorrow. So let me ask: "If you could see your future—what would it look like?" I suspect most answers would glow with hope—even now, as pandemics scar our world and shatter expectations. The Paradox of Progress We’ve conquered distance with technology, amassed unprecedented wealth, and connected humanity instantly. Yet we remain blind to what comes next. COVID-19 humbled us: "For all our algorithms and satellites, we couldn’t foresee a microbe’s wrath." I’m no pessimist. I marvel at medical breakthroughs, space exploration, and how the internet binds us. But our certainty extends only to this breath —never the next. The Tension Within My heart holds contradictions: I believe fiercely in human potential —the genius that birthed vaccines and other innovations. Yet I mourn vanishing virtues : neighborhood laughte...