“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.” - Robert Frost
Doesn’t that just make you smile? Put the quote on your MSN sub-nick and inspire others to see things as they are, nothing to worry about!
Here’s wishing all my Singaporean Catholic readers a Happy Ash Tuesday!
“But wait Seb, isn’t it supposed to be Ash Wednesday?”
True, but because of the clash between Chinese New Year’s Eve reunion dinner, our Archdiocese changed it to Ash Tuesday. After all, if you have to abstain while you’re supposed to celebrate, it won’t really fit the mood, would it?
So here we are, 41 days away from Good Friday. Lent, here we come!
With all the advances in technology in recent years, science fiction from my younger years could soon be reality pretty soon. Amongst other things, I’m looking forward to the development of the true robot.
If you’ve kept up with popular media, you would’ve seen movies like the Terminator series, I Robot, the Matrix Trilogy, etc. I Robot was the closest in attempting to make robots seems like a viable option, but in the end, it stopped there.
So does that mean that the script writers of these block-buster hits don’t think that robots will be a safe option for our future? Are they trying to strike fear into our hearts?
Fortunately, fear has no place in a scientist’s heart, so I’m pretty sure research will still carry on.
I read a short story online the other day by Marshall Brain, called Manna. It showed the inevitable decline of human society due to its reliance on robots: Even though labour and materials are cheaper due to the advancements of science, human greed ruined it and caused the most pain. The rich controlled the robots, who in turn controlled the poor.
Of course, the essay continued on to show how much good a system like that can actually benefit mankind. Without spoiling much of the storyline, another country took the initiative to make sure the robots were to serve, and mankind to enjoy the benefits. Imagine a world where you do not have to work to earn your keep, where everything is shared. And in that community of sharing, you are able to pursue your deepest desires.
If you dreamed of being a writer, you could take all the time in the world to work on your opus.
If you dreamed of being a singer, you could create your own albums and share it with the world.
If you dreamed of improving the world in any way at all, you can do it with the finest minds in the world at your side, sharing your dream.
No longer are you trapped by the necessity of a job. No longer would you have to get stressed over working for someone else. No longer would anyone be motivated by money, because it holds no meaning in that world of abundance.
Imagine that.
What would be your vision of the future? Do you see the light? Or just the gloom ahead?