It's a sunny winter's day. No more wars and the world is in harmony. Everyone around me is reasonably healthy and there is a cure for cancer thanks to research. Inflation and purchasing power remain more or less the same. The economic situation is improving and the refugee crisis has been resolved. People's fears are no longer being exploited by the media. That's all I want to write.

By 2040, people have become more aware of the animal suffering that comes with a piece of meat on your plate. Fewer and fewer people will eat meat and replace it with other foods. This will also reduce the greenhouse effect and give nature a helping hand. People get fewer physical complaints because they eat healthier and because of this there is also less unemployment among workers. Because we eat fewer animals, that space is exchanged for more nature, which increases biodiversity

Some sunny day in the summer of 2040. I walk in the city park and see the people who also want to go outside to enjoy the day in the sun. They play with the dog, have fun with their children, do sports or just stand together in a small group and discuss everyday things. There is peace in the world, so there is no fear of attacks, acts of terrorism or air defense sirens. I am approaching a group of people – they are my neighbours, all normal and very nice people. They all welcomed me warmly when I moved here a few years ago. We all welcome each other and discuss briefly what we want to do on the weekend. Everyone has suggestions and we briefly discuss everything and quickly agreed on one of the activities. We easily arrange a meeting point and a time. I look forward to showing and telling them about my homeland again - as well as Hassan from Afghanistan, Ahmet from Turkey, Josip from Hungary, Alexandrej from Russia and Mike from England. All just normal people.

Fred i verden. I 2040 vil jeg gerne - og mange tilsvarende - have at der er fred i verden. Verdens mange diktatorer er afsat og demokratiske folkevalgte styreformer er trådt i deres sted. De demokratiske valgte regeringer har den sociale velfærd i fokus. Det har betydet en kæmpe omfordeling af verdens ressourcer og den økonomiske ulighed mellem rig og fattig er minimeret. Det har samtidig betydet en minimering at mennesker der dør af fattigdomsrelaterede sygdomme. Der arbejdes også aktivt med at nedbringe ressourceforbruget og det har betydet at landbrugsforholdene er forbedret i syd og afsmeltningen af indlandsisen er stoppet.