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‘Twas two thousand and fifty AD, Planet earth found it’s tipping point, this year was decision year, leaders of every country of our world came together to formulate a workable system to prevent the inevitable demise of our planet, our eco systems were being destroyed at an alarming pace, wild life becoming extinct, water supply’s nearing critical point, pollution had devastated our waterways, seas, and oceans, undoubtedly the blame for this catastrophe was placed on human activity, new directives and rules to prevent these problems to escalate was passed unanimously, top of their agenda was an end to warfare, next was the ever increasing human population followed by effects of new technologies.
It was decided that war must become a thing of the past, no country or state as from two thousand and seventy can inflict any aggression towards any other country.
Human population would be curtailed and monitored.
New technologies would be prioritised, investment would increase enormously.
Unfortunately there were opposition to all proposals which created an adverse outcome, and consequences.
We are now in the year two thousand one hundred and eighteen,
advances in technology has exceeded all expectations, human interaction is now not allowed, every human is served by machines that mimic humans and are of human form, earth is now controlled by a centralised computer system that monitors everyone and everything, human lifespan is now restricted, the maximum age is fifty years,  our health is monitored every month, all children under the age of sixteen are educated in isolated institutions by computerised systems in isolation, human reproduction is totally controlled artificially through egg and sperm banks, incubation in artificial wombs in laboratories, these offspring never encounter any human interaction, my abode is a single room I am served by two robots that fulfils all my needs, nutrients and medication is all intravenous, I require no exercise, I sleep for a maximum of eight hours, everything else is virtual,  my vacations are interplanetary and interact with inhabitants of other planets,
What a difference 100 years can make so expect big changes!

May 26 2018.
Contest:-  in 100 years

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Tom Cunningham Date: 5/28/2018 3:22:00 AM Powerful verse Roy, hard to envisage planet earth being here in 100 years time. Greed selfishness and countries vying for world domination. Mankind will be the cause of his own destruction. Good luck Tom Login to Reply Roy Pett Date: 5/28/2018 5:41:00 AM Thanks Tom, hope we are both wrong for the sake of the next generation and generations to come, there will be massive changes in the next hundred years and planet Earth is our home we must start the clean up now, thanks again for your support much appreciated my friend. :))

Daniel Turner Date: 5/27/2018 5:58:00 PM Roy, I have serious doubts this old world can take another hundred years of pollution, exploiting fossil fuels, and greed. Great write my friend. Login to Reply Roy Pett Date: 5/27/2018 6:23:00 PM Thanks Daniel, we can see that our planet has so many problems I think our only hope is that we identify and rectify them before it is to late, thanks again for reading much appreciated my friend. :))

Mick Talbot Date: 5/27/2018 5:23:00 AM If we ever reach 2050, for unless governments start implicating rules that will deter all bar good for this planet, then as is, 20+ extinctions a day, then we are surely well in line for total devastation sooner more than late. Your piece should be promoted, published and in that way preserved for all humanity. So.so SCARY! Login to Reply Roy Pett Date: 5/27/2018 9:22:00 AM Thanks Mick, I totally agree we must change our ways but it’s a little worrying when probably the most influential person on our planet pulls out of the Paris climate change agreement, you are right it is scary, though what I’ve written is totally from my imagination just for the contest, thanks again for your support much appreciated my friend. :))