How to Create The Future

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

Abe Lincoln

The future is an unseen place we know that exists, but have not yet arrived. It’s a place that exists somewhere vaguely in our thoughts- somewhere we know to be real, but feels more like an idea we just can’t place a finger on. They say that there’s no way anyone could know what the future holds, but I beg to disagree. Because I believe foresight does actually exist. Not just in the way in which people occasionally are able to predict future events, but in the way that everyone is capable of doing- by creating it themselves.

If we are to believe that we are a victim of fate, we’ll never get what we want. Perhaps, fate should be a victim of us– our choices, our callings, our passions. The only possible way we could ever truly predict the future, our future, is to decide first thing when we wake up in the morning how it should look like.

We need to first understand what is it that we want and who we are. What is it that makes you you? What makes you feel the most alive? What comes naturally to you? These are the questions that are the buildings blocks of the future. Forget what the cynics say- anything is possible. Do whatever you want. Don’t get trapped in other people’s reality. The only limit is your imagination. All you need right now is a vision and the rest will come together as you go.

In order to create a sustainable blueprint to the future, we must be firm in our beliefs. We must keep pushing forward despite all the obstacles that are against us. We must never bow down to the conventions of society- no matter how alienating and lonely it may get. Following your dreams, taking the road less traveled, becoming who you were destined to be is a treacherous path. That’s why not everyone is doing it. Because it’s hard and it will take everything you have. But it’s also the only path worth taking. And you have to be strong for the future to stand it’s ground.

Creating the future isn’t as complicated as you think. People would have you believe that success takes luck, but it really just takes hard work, determination and your boundless imagination. You might get lost along the way, make mistakes your regret, give up, but know it’s only part of the journey that you’re courageous enough to take. And know that every single thing that happens during it has guided you into building a future that no one could ever have imagined, a future that may have the potential to inspire us as a whole to find our own inner strength to create better, brighter futures for ourselves and maybe just the rest of the world, too.