The 2040s will be the years of the conquest of space towards Mars. The moon is in the process of being colonized, and Europe will have finally realized that it has all the skills it needs. Genuine collobaration between countries will have made it possible to create a habitable, reusable rocket. France is the only country to have taken part in all the world's space programs, in collaboration with other agencies, and will become the ship's leader. The people in charge of these projects will not be uneducated, but real scientists working in collaboration with European companies. These advances will be the stuff of dreams for young people, who will come and take part in this great adventure. Energy production will be nuclear; the Germans will have understood that green coal doesn't exist. This colonization of our near space will lead to major medical discoveries and a new understanding of our universe. The world will finally be moving in the right direction. All the women in the world will finally be legal, and religion will no longer have a say in the matter.

For me, 2040 should change more technological. The cost of ectrical energy, which is very expensive, should change. It is mainly about generation. There are not enough green areas in cities where there is a lot of car traffic. More tree planting as it used to be done is the basis for biological balance. More places of rest and relaxation for young people that no one remembers now. Care for the elderly is the basis. Currently there is a lack of help or pretending that it is ok. In my opinion, more should be done by the State and governments to address the issue of childlessness in Poland. Abortion is to blame for this and not the other way around. Young girls who are not yet developed 15 year olds - 18 year olds take hormones to not get pregnant. And after that they can't get pregnant because the pills weaken the reproductive system of the young and they can't get pregnant. Why don't doctors talk about this. Education should change a lot. It should be stress-free and children should go to school with a smile.

Europe has grown into an economically and globally important region, competing seriously with China and the United States. This competition also involves Europe dealing with its guilt and operating outside Europe in pursuit of regional interests. This scenario is the very lifeblood of the Union's continued rationality.

As I will be celebrating my 91st birthday in 2040, I very much hope that I will be able to live to see it in full physical and mental health so that I can still enjoy the benefits of life to the full. I would then like to be able to read in the newspapers that Russia, China and North Korea have developed into model democratic republics following non-violent overthrows, which have flourished economically and are able to offer their populations prosperity and security. Our athletes are also able to shake off the unfortunate loser syndrome and the soccer team only fails in the semi-finals of the World Cup. As a happy great-grandfather, I can have a really good laugh at the clumsy, funny pranks of the great-grandchildren, which doesn't always please their parents. But they are still children with an unbridled thirst for action and nothing is really safe from them. After celebrating our 66th wedding anniversary in May, I took a short trip to Mariazell with my wife to finally see the place for myself. I've been planning this trip for at least 20 years. Otherwise, when the weather is good, we take short walks along the Danube to watch the boat traffic between Vienna and Bratislava from a bench on its banks. In the evening we watch TV, ZIB and, if possible, a movie before retiring for the night.