Rebuilding Rob

Daily writing prompt

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

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Dear Rob,

Happy birthday! Today you joined what is still a significantly small number of the living public; assuming, of course that you’re alive to read this now.

I’m reading this letter to you today from 2024, where I am 50 years old. Trying to imagine what the world is like in 2074. The only frame of reference that I could have to draw on would be the technological changes that I’ve seen over the course of my life; and simply try to project from there

Assuming I’m alive in 2074, I hope the boys are still alive as well. Because I cannot imagine what it would be like if I have to bury one or both of them in my lifetime. I’m hoping at least one of them had children as well; just to know that the family name is being carried on.

The entirety of my life so far, I feel like we’ve been living as a global community that is constantly “on the brink”. I sincerely hope that the last 50 years have found some better solutions to caring for the planets, environment, and providing for the less fortunate of the world. I hope that the world has started taking mental health care watch more seriously; and that societal ills such as racism, and homophobia have been eradicated from the face of the earth

Most of all, I hope that you…(we? us?) have found happiness. This has proven to be an especially important thing for us as we’re about to turn 50. I suppose happiness is another on of theirs “never-ending searches” in life – like truth, knowledge, and wisdom. Even once you find some of it, you’re always searching for more. Maybe that’s an important thing to remember, given your advanced age.

Happy birthday once again. Thanks for getting us to the big one-zero-zero. I’ll keep taking care of us so that you can get there.

Your…self,

Rob

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