A letter to the Future
By Blaise Ramage
To my great, great niece,
I wish I had a bigger voice when I was 16. I would have shouted at everyone to stop and slow down and to look around at what they were killing.
Technology got away on us. We developed too soon and at the end of it, you, our future generation, are the ones that have to pay.
I wish you didn’t have to learn through our mistakes but now you’re stuck with our mess.
Treasure every breath of fresh air you take, every step you walk on green grass. Make shapes out of clouds and love birds, insects and animals as if they were your family.
Love everything around you and speak out loud!
Be the voice that we tried to be.
This article was written as part of the Global Focus a collaborative project of Tearaway Magazine and the Global Education Centre. It was first published in Tearaway magazine and is reprinted here with their permission
