No one with anything close to a sound mind can claim that progress is done. Progress affects every paradigm within our civilization. We are constantly improving on and discovering new ways to do things better and more efficiently. We are even making headway on doing things in a progressive way that reflects our enlightened reasoning. All signs and indicators suggest that we are moving forward into time and space with albeit a creeping forward progress but progress nonetheless. I am happy that our species has embraced the idea that we are just beginning our adventure into this existence and although haltingly, we are making preparations for our future generations to build upon our past and present understandings. As a human who will only live, historically, a short time in the overall progression of our species, I am satisfied that we are moving in the proper direction of learning more and pushing out boundaries that before had not even been considered. As an objective observer however, I am also a bit dismayed that we fight against our species' best interests for reasons that have more to do with arrogance and ego than it does with logic and the wisdom of a common purpose. Despite the struggle we are and have experienced in the past and present, our future can be very much an improvement. The more we expose the best of our human natures to the light of day the more we will come to know that we are destined to care, learn and know. It is who we are in an existence that is full of questions with very few answers. A perfect scenario for our species to bring out the hidden secrets of our Universe and the vast opportunities it holds for us.
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