Assuming there are a) aliens and b) they find us interesting enough to observe, of course. A haiku, in the form of a gentle plea:
Hello aliens We're not as dumb as we seem We need more time, please
This haiku is inspired by:
- Putin thinking it was smart to invade Ukraine
- People who cry about losing freedom because they have to wear a mask sometimes during a global pandemic
- Global warming made a lot worse by guess who!
- The general decline in rational thought, reason, compassion and what passes for common sense
Sometimes I think, “Wouldn’t it be neat to have a glimpse 100 years into the future, to see what wondrous technologies are yet to come?” but these days I’m more likely to pass on such an idea because I feel that future glimpse would reveal a world in which we (humans) are either gone or set back a thousand years or so in terms of technology due to our inability to stop fighting/killing each other and being so selfish and short-sighted about everything and anything. Sure, social media (nominated for Top Scourge of the 21st Century by me) amplifies all of this and perhaps makes it seem so much worse than it might really be, but I still find myself sighing over how often I see people being so casually thoughtless and uncaring. It feels like the glue that holds us together is wearing thin and everyone is moving toward looking out for #1, which will probably lead to our eventual doom.
Or maybe we will have flying cars and baby machines. Who can say? It’s easy to focus on the negative, so let me try one more haiku:
Hello aliens We are a work in progress Please do not blast us
There, a wee bit more positive, woo.
