So here's a thought:This world is not going to stay as it is.

-This has been posted on a Facebook page before. If you're thinking about screaming plagiarism, don't. The page (TimeforahumanLife) is mine, and I am the author of this piece-

So here's a thought:

This world is not going to stay as it is. 

We remember the past, but we don't remember the future.
Therefore, it's easy to feel as if all of history has led up to what we're doing now. We evolved into the beings that we are now. We built the world around us into what it is now. It's easy to feel as if we've reached some sort of finish line. 
As if this is what the world is. Schools as we know them, jobs as we know them, stores as we know them, etc...
Over time, these have been created, and most of us, who have only been in this world for so short a period of time, don't know much else.
This is what we built, this is how it now is, and it's here to stay. Solid as a rock.
Right?
Well, no.

500 years ago, people will have felt the exact same way. The world had grown into what it was then, they were at a peak in evolution, in a prime, and even though new inventions and minor improvements could be made, the system that was in place was there to stay, because it was how the world worked, and nobody knew any different.

We, now, know that it has changed. We have different countries. Countries are ruled differently. We have a completely different view of our universe. Rather than trading products, currencies play a much greater role in our lives, so we look at material things differently. So many things are changed.

And I'll guarantee you now, that 500 years from now, the world will look very different indeed. That much is certain. The question is, what will it have changed into?
I can't tell you. Nobody can. What I can tell you, is that it's something worth thinking about now, because people are going to play an enormous part in guiding that change.