02.28.08

i enjoyed todays exercise. the ideas that we came up with today felt
much more relevant because they applied to current day issues that we
are faced with, rather than a far off fictious future. the scenarios
that we have dealt with before this are definetly all possible, but a
tsumani hitting the hawaiian islands sometime in the future is
something that cannot be debated, so for me it definetly roused some
emotion. It's just a more tangible issue that i was really able to wrap
my head around and think about seriously because it poses such a large
threat to this place that i call home. it got me excited about our
upcoming project and the opportunity to potentially change people's
views of the future. virginia had mentioned in class that preparation
for future events of such great magnitude really require a change in
one's lifestyle, and i think she's right. Pro-active behavior of this
type cannot be accomplished by a few simple actions, it's a movement
that requires continous progression toward a common goal. The article
that we were read today in class by the professor at harvard also
caught my attention and got me thinking. the human brain has many
strengths and weaknesses, and the fact that it is not equipped or
programmed for actively thinking and preparing for the future due to
the path of evolution definitely explains a lot. hopefully by
exercising and utilizing this part of our brain we will help future
generations by providing them with brains more capable of dealing with
the future.