In this age of growing interconnectedness, we understand that turning our backs on the world is simply not an option.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The beauty of dystopia is that it lets us vicariously experience future worlds - but we still have the power to change our own.
We think it is complicated to change the world. Change comes little by little. Nothing worthwhile can happen in one generation.
The world is a place that is so interconnected that what happens in another part of the world will impact us.
At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point.
We're in a period of revolutionary change. I'm optimistic. One's self changes, and then the world changes. It's going to begin internally, not externally.
When I think back on it, it's amazing what happens to us as we move out into the world.
We can change the world if we change ourselves. We just need to get hold of the old patterns of thinking and dealing with things and start listening to our inner voices and trusting our own superpowers.
As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
While some doubted that connecting the world was actually important, we were building. While others doubted that this would be sustainable, you were forming lasting connections. We just cared more about connecting the world than anyone else. And we still do today.
In the most important areas, as individuals and countries, we don't change our behavior until we have our backs to the wall.
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