It's early morning in the year 2040 and the chip implanted in my brain wakes me up at the appointed time.
I wash up and have breakfast before taking the bus to work. There is no more private transport.
Instead, I hear birds singing and see butterflies flying from flower to flower.
It's hard to believe that my grandparents destroyed the environment with so much energy 20 years ago. As if they wanted to rob their children of their future.
I am glad that everything turned out differently. Back then, far-right forces took over the government in many countries. After they left behind a shambles and also abolished democracies, they were sent packing by popular uprisings around the world. This was followed by an era of peace and freedom. An intact environment is now important to us, we have learned this lesson.
And this era is still going on.
Hopefully the old days will never, ever return.