When I saw the theme for this call for submission, one thing that called to me was the word, “Tomorrow.” This word brought my mind to a link between tomorrow and the people of today or the past. I would like to consider myself as an avid watcher of movies and TV shows and this is why when I thought about “people and tomorrow,” CW’s 2013 TV series, The Tomorrow People came to mind.
This series started with a teenager who hears voices and teleports in his sleep. He decides to listen to one of the voices which leads him to his first encounter with The Tomorrow People – people who possess psionic powers as a result of human evolution i.e., Homo Superior.
The main reason why these people were classified as the Tomorrow People is because of how different they were to the people from the past and present. They were considered Homo Superior because, in a way, it is what they are. They were the future. I would like to think that in the real world, we have this laid down classification of people and ideas that will form the Tomorrow People – a State of Affairs in a way really.
The Man of Space
Since Neil Armstrong and his co-astronauts landed on the moon, man would like to think traveling to space is possible. The idea of sending humans to live on planets outside Earth has been the subject of aerospace engineering and scientific studies since the early 1950s.
In recent times, there have been more developments towards achieving this goal. Futurists like Jeff Bezos have made a way to make the dream of life outside Earth possible. In 2021, he steered Blue Origin into sending its first crewed mission into space.
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TIME Magazine’s “Person of the Year,” Elon Musk, for me is “The Man of Space.” His SpaceX company is developing a vehicle that could be a game-changer for space travel. One that could get as many as 100 people to Mars. One could say, every dream he dreams is of life outside Earth. As said in an interview last year, “The goal overall has been to make life multi-planetary and enable humanity to become a spacefaring civilization.”
Some people say it’s not a matter of whether we can have a multi-planetary system but when we can. One thing’s for sure though, it’s all dreams of tomorrow.
The Science of Rationality
It would be madness to talk about 2019 to 2022 and not talk about Science and Covid-19. In the latter part of 2019, a virus situation erupted that has plagued humanity for more than a year. After months of tests, discoveries, and isolations that have led to lockdowns and disruptions in society, scientists say we now have a vaccine for the virus. Another sect of people; some scientists, and others from other professions, would tell you about the conspiracies, fallacies, and debacle that is Covid-19 based on what they think is rationality. After all the “listen and believe in Science” statements, we still have people who think the vaccine is just another way of oppression from Powers.
Recently, there was a thread that stated, “There are now two types of people in the world – the vaccinated waiting for the unvaccinated to die and the unvaccinated waiting for the vaccinated to die or have a negative adverse effect to their health due to how purported the vaccine is.” Currently, in some countries, there are regulations and restrictions against people who are not vaccinated. People who are not sick but haven’t been vaccinated cannot even enjoy a sport they love.
Truth be told, there is a silent question on who The Tomorrow People will be – The Vaccinated or the Unvaccinated? Is this a good thing? Certainly not. But, when we speak about the Tomorrow we can see, it is certainly a point worth asking.
The Separations of Religion/Culture
Although we live in a world full of diversity, one thing this diversity is not supposed to bring is disunity and disharmony. But that is not the case. The world is comprised of people with different beliefs. There are atheists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhist, Jewish, Traditionalists and every other belief you can find.
Growing up, due to the number of conflicts and pain one party inflicted on the other, I used to think Christians and Muslims are never supposed to coexist together. After a change of my environment, I now see things differently. However, my perceptions do not mean there is still no indifference between people with different beliefs.
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Due to one belief or the other, people who love each other are refused marriage or any other interactions. A slight conversation can bring people to a place of tribalism. A world that is supposed to be one in peace and harmony has been separated by religion and culture. As said earlier, yes, we are in a diverse world but, diversity doesn’t mean disunity. Nonetheless, that’s the world we find ourselves in. How this links to the dreams of tomorrow and a Tomorrow People might not be seen at the first glance, but what if I asked what happens in a Tomorrow where conflict, indifference, and segregation is the only peace we know?
Who are the Tomorrow People?
With respect to our world, the Tomorrow People i.e., the people of the future are determined by who we are today. In the TV series, the Tomorrow People were haunted because they were different. But somehow, they found a way to coexist with those without psionic powers. They even used their abilities to help those without psionic powers when the need arose.
In our world, are the Tomorrow People going to be those who live on other planets or is there really no other survivable planet than earth? Does this mean, the Tomorrow People on earth would be the vaccinated, the Christians, or the “Free Thinkers?” When you think of “Tomorrow,” what do you see?
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Maybe, there is no Tomorrow People and the Tomorrow People are the same people from today – still separated by differences, greed, and every little thing that can bring disharmony. A mate recently wrote, “living is like being in a time loop.” Does this mean we are meant to repeat the same insanities of the past/present in the future? Yes, the future can be bleak. Because, in the end, tomorrow is just another representation of time, just as the dreams of tomorrow is connected to time. Yes, there are more areas on Earth that could be written about who the Tomorrow People are, but I don’t know if words can be enough.
Some days, I feel I have ideas no one will ever understand. Most days, I think my ideas will lead to dystopia. I am partially pessimistic and partially optimistic about how good the future will be. The only thing I am certain of is evolution will come, time will cycle, and someday, we will see tomorrow.
This article was published in the March 2022 edition of the WSA magazine.
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