The things you do today do not have to be this way.  Instead, they can be that way.  Our choice.  And by our choices, we are changing the future, even as we are changing ourselves.

Imagine, five hundred years into the future.  An archaeological dig is taking place over the remnants of your last home.  The archaeologist unearths all kinds of objects, including those containing your thoughts and values.  What kind of world do they suggest you hoped and worked for in this “time capsule” left behind?  (Perhaps it’s more likely to be a collective picture of our lives, our hopes, our mistakes, our endeavours, which will be uncovered, but the reality is, in many ways, we shape the future.)

Humans have been stepping outside of genetic evolution for thousands of years.  We understand we are not our genes but also our choices.  And these choices change things for those who follow us.

When we talk about starting with a clean sheet of paper, what we’re actually doing is taking on board the many things we’ve inherited.  As we look into the future, the same is true of those who follow us – for good or ill.

Perhaps a late Valentine’s thought, but what is the best thing you can leave for the future with love.