Hope

Hope is a less potent programming than faith and belief. And it is for this reason that I uphold it above the others. Hope is like faith and belief plus a little skepticism. People are addicted to this kind of thing where we feel like we know and understand our purpose and destiny. But the clarity of our hopes is limited by our ability to imagine. Each individual has unique strengths and weaknesses, and I feel that my imagination can serve to provide more hope to more people. I am not totally unique in my hopes. There are many people who imagine a better world. And some of those people work to manifest the world they imagine. But this is a critical step to connect the relationship between our hopes with our work. In fact - our ability to do good work is directly related to our hopes for the future.

I imagine a world where no person lacks access to a healthy diet. I imagine this world because I care about people, and I want to encourage you to care about people. Our cares and concerns can always be expanded. Now I know this hope seems lofty to many people who are new to the subject. But I want you to give me a chance to explain knowledge I have acquired. I will start at the surface and then dive deeper in an attempt to avoid losing the reader. Know that this post will be short, and that future posts will help to expand our imagination so that we might better grasp the good possibilities. I must also mention that I hope my dreams come true without need for me. I really do feel I am merely describing a future that will exist, and the act of describing that future in no way influences its inevitability. The choice to engage and participate merely quickens the inevitable. We work as hard and smart as we care to work.

Information is one key to solving any problem. And I must mention the beauty of the fact that creating and consuming information allows for a semi-infinite consumption-growth paradigm which I can discuss in more detail at a later date. The big problem at hand is scarcity. There are varying levels of scarcity throughout the world and this is connected to the fact that some areas have more natural resources than other areas. One other important component regarding information is the education system which allows for best practices to be discovered and implemented. So the movement of information upon a network which connects people and resources lends toward the reduction of scarcity.

The information network is one key. Another key is the resource distribution network. We commonly refer to these two keys as the communication and transportation systems. These are the two technological systems which allow for more people to have access to more resources. The technology can become so advanced that scarcity of food and water is no longer part of the human experience.

Sunlight and water are the basic natural resources needed to reach the good goal I imagine and hope for. But nature is wild and unpredictable. Our technology allows us the opportunity to domesticate the wildness and increase predictability. All I am describing is the truth which existed throughout human history and will continue to exist as our species matures, adapts, and evolves.

Predictability is interesting. I predict that water will fall upon the roots of plants in the future. If nature continues to run wild we will not be able to predict the when and where with accuracy. But as humans work upon the natural mold, we begin to increase our ability to predict the when and where.