Progress or destruction<\/p>\n
First, may I take this opportunity to wish the staff of The
\nJakarta Post and all its readers a very happy New Year.
\nHopefully, this year shall see an improvement in the degree of
\npeace and prosperity for all Indonesians everywhere.<\/p>\n
Now that we find ourselves living in the 21st century many of
\nus may have pondered for a moment how the world may look in
\nanother 100 years. Advances in the fields of science, technology
\nand medicine during the 20th century have had such an impact on
\nour lives that we can even expect increased longevity in
\ncomparison to that of our forefathers earlier in the century.
\nProvided that the conditions remain favorable to allow for the
\nexpansion of human knowledge, the changes that will take place
\nduring our new century shall indeed be enormous.<\/p>\n
But, upon pondering these evolutionary developments, I could
\nnot help myself from wondering whether or not the human race will
\nstill be around in another 100 years, given the ongoing tendency
\nof nations to over-compete and squabble with one another.<\/p>\n
It must now surely be up to the nations of this world and
\ntheir representative leaders to avert disaster in order to ensure
\nthe survival of the human race and other species. For unless we
\ncan overcome our bloated senses of national pride and place
\nnational pride in its rightful second place to a sense of greater
\nworld pride, this century shall continue to be marked by wars and
\nfurther degradation of the environment, in all probability to the
\npoint of no return.<\/p>\n
ROBIN PETER HOLMAN<\/p>\n
Sanur, Bali<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/progress-or-destruction-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }