Jamais Cascio wants to know: “What one sentence would you tell the future?” That Q originally comes from Paul Kedrosky:
Physicist Richard Feynman once said that if all knowledge about physics was about to expire the one sentence he would tell the future is that “Everything is made of atoms”. What one sentence would you tell the future about your own area, whether it’s entrepreneurship, hedge funds, venture capital, or something else?
Examples: An economist might say that “People respond to incentives”. I had an engineering professor years ago who said all of that field could be reduced to “F=MA and you can’t push on a rope”.
Each person’s supposed to respond while focuing on one’s area of expertise. The prob is that I’m not really an expert on anything….
Of course, that doesn’t stop me from coming up with a sentence of my own. Here it is:
Alone or collectively, “you” matter — as does what you drink.
I’d like to hear what Jennifershmoo, David Markland, Jonathan Rosenthal, and Julie‘s sentences are.
Jesus is relevant.
Comment by Micah — December 20, 2006 @ 8:37 pm
I’d agree with that, from a historical, polical and cultural relevance angle –
Comment by Siel — December 20, 2006 @ 10:12 pm
Phew, one reason I started blogging was to train myself to convey my message in shorter chunks. Now you’ve got me down to one sentence??
From the Coffee & Conservation viewpoint, I echo your “You matter” philosophy, that’s what I’m trying to teach people. As an ecologist, I’ll go a step further and tell the future:
“Learn from the past: it’s easier to preserve habitat than try to put ecosystems all back together again.”
Comment by BirdBarista — December 21, 2006 @ 4:18 am
First thing that comes to mind: we are all connected. If people could get that in their bodies, hearts and minds….
Comment by topbanana@okeusa.com — December 21, 2006 @ 5:30 am
First thing that comes to mind: we are all connected. If people could feel that in their bodies, hearts and minds….
Comment by topbanana@okeusa.com — December 21, 2006 @ 5:30 am
The gap between word and thought is unbridgable, but bridge it anyway.
Comment by meg — December 21, 2006 @ 7:13 am
Great idea…
My line would be:
What legacy are you and your time leaving for the future?
Namaste
Al
Comment by Al Tepper — December 21, 2006 @ 4:30 pm