People in Latvia have never lived as well as they do now, we have real freedom and everyone has the opportunity to prove themselves in different fields. That is why I am very worried about the war in Ukraine and the fear of the world being redivided between two superpowers; my parents suffered the consequences of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and I do not want to see Pact No 2. That is why I hope that the European Union will be able to help Ukraine make a just peace, and that my Latvia will be an independent country within the European Union. Nobody in the world is eternal, and in 15 years' time I myself will have passed away, and many national leaders will have passed away, including Putin and Trump. Putin will die under mysterious circumstances, his associates will be tried at The Hague, Russia will pay reparations and compensate Ukraine for the damage it caused, Ukraine will have healed the wounds of war by 2040, old ruins will have been demolished, new cities will have been built - some on old ruins, some on other sites. In Latvia, the forests will grow green, as they do now, with cereals, rape, buckwheat and various vegetables. Finally, the nation will not be so divided into two camps, the Latvian language will have gained a stronger position. Russia will no longer threaten the Baltic States or other EU countries, because their people will know the truth. The priority of the countries will be the welfare of the people and the preservation of the environment, but not in such a drastic way as planned by the establishment. I would very much like to see the collection and disposal of waste sorted out, for countries to take care to remove waste islands from the oceans, to take care to preserve the diversity of plant and animal species. In Latvia, people will have better medical care, a better tax system and better pensions. Am I fantasising too much? I am 77 years old now and have seen a lot of good and, unfortunately, a lot of bad. I would like future generations to live in peace and under just laws, without harming other peoples, animals and nature.

The war industry is extinct worldwide: no tanks, no missiles, no other weapons. People share land, natural resources and the fruits of their labour. Everyone travels, learns about and respects each other's cultures and traditions, and takes the best from each other. Cars drive themselves, recognise signs and obstacles and follow the rules. Utopia? I know. But I would like it very much. I want people not to die, lives not to be lost.

After the Education Revolutions of 2030, everything began to shift. Little by little, bigots became an eclipsed group, as the ignorance that fed their pathological fears against anyone they perceived as 'others' was replaced by a renewed interest in curiosity in education and knowledge. Both metaphorical and physical borders began to fade, our differences being a thing of the past. Some still clung to silly ideas about God and religion but those too, thankfully -- were dying off. That paradigm shift took the power of the billionaire class who were seen as a bunch of greedy warmongering fools only the oldest among us bothered listening too.

This world we hope for, I'd like it to be fairer, less cruel, that climatic events are less violent, that all peoples can have access to water and food without too many difficulties. That the sea doesn't submerge coastal cities and Pacific islands, and that temperatures don't continue to soar and melt glaciers and ice floes. We also hope that the world will live in peace, without the great powers having any desire for hegemony over neighboring countries. And that the rights of women and minorities be respected.