The word that stood out for me is Legacy. Only legacies survive 20 generations. This is powerful priority-shifting perspective, helping filter out so many bs excuses for all kinds of behaviour that we otherwise tolerate due to short term disease. I have to think about what I want my 500y legacy to be now...
Keep us hanging, Maymie. Sitting with the question may be more important than any answer. I'd love to hear your vision as it unfolds.
Of course, there's the Oliver Burkeman (4000 Weeks) perspective: Nothing any of us does will matter in 500 years, so we might as well relax into living a meaningful life right this minute. That one's got my vote.
The word that stood out for me is Legacy. Only legacies survive 20 generations. This is powerful priority-shifting perspective, helping filter out so many bs excuses for all kinds of behaviour that we otherwise tolerate due to short term disease. I have to think about what I want my 500y legacy to be now...
what a cliffhanger!
Keep us hanging, Maymie. Sitting with the question may be more important than any answer. I'd love to hear your vision as it unfolds.
Of course, there's the Oliver Burkeman (4000 Weeks) perspective: Nothing any of us does will matter in 500 years, so we might as well relax into living a meaningful life right this minute. That one's got my vote.