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Le temps qui passe

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Le temps qui passe

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The morning sun filtered through the dense foliage of the trees lining my Parisian apartment. Once a gray, noisy avenue, my street was now a verdant oasis, where birdsong replaced the roar of cars. The transformation of Europe had been radical.

In 2025, we were on the brink of a climatic precipice. But a global awakening had taken place. Europe had embarked on an ambitious reforestation and sustainable development project. Cities were redesigned, and nature reclaimed its rights. Gasoline-powered cars disappeared, replaced by electric vehicles and efficient public transport.

My day began with a bike ride along the old tracks, now transformed into winding cycle paths through parks and forests. Lunch consisted of fresh, local produce grown on rooftops and in community gardens dotted around the city. The afternoon was devoted to work, but even the offices were green and bright, with open coworking spaces and soothing views of the surrounding nature.

Life in 2050 was slower, more conscious. We had swapped the frantic race for a pace more respectful of our environment and well-being. Europe had become a model of sustainable development, a society where technology and nature coexisted in harmony. And every day, I was delighted to have contributed, in my own small way, to this transformation.

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hallo
A better way would be more investment/money in health care. It has gotten so much worse the last 15 years. Everything should be saved, the health care system is losing money every year, but give them more money then! Before, people were afraid of getting sick and how to handle it when they get sick. Nowadays you worry if you would even have time to see a doctor or if the doctor will take the time to even examine you properly. My better future would be more people working in healthcare. An accessible doctor and other healthcare professionals.
hallo
toekomst
I so hope that by then there will be peace all over the world and no dictators . Let's live in a nice world and that we have achieved the climate goals . I think my grandchildren will live in a nice world where human goals have been realized . We can again enjoy a fine world without fear and without war .The medical world has made great progress and found a solution for my heart condition . It is unfortunate that I cannot enjoy that , hopefully my grandchildren will , especially if they also get that hereditary heart disease .
hallo
Życie w przyszłości
In the future, people will always be healthy, diseases will be eliminated, and driving about whatever ideas they have will be fulfilled. People will move repeatedly and quickly. Now I live in Poland, and in a while I will live in Greece. And it is not a problem to change lifestyles. Everyone lives how they want and can afford to fulfill most of their dreams. Just to live to that 2050.
hallo
Sožitje z naravo
I'm looking at fields of buckwheat, oilseed rape, potatoes and beetroot... some of the leaves are already turning brown, and some of the plants are being attacked by beetles, but nothing for that, so I know that farmers are not using harmful pesticides like they used to. There is a different crop growing in every field. Young people are sitting on tractors. It is nice to see, because they have financial support from the state and the EU to run their farms, which they have taken over from their parents, and to bring up their children in harmony with nature. Where forests used to be devastated by over-logging, now new branches are sprouting from young trunks that were planted a few years ago.
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