What Next

In the Bible, in John 14:12 it says,

“verily I tell you whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing and they will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father.” (NIV, n.d.)

It makes me wonder. If a person from 2000 years ago, came today and sees what we do, would he relate the changes in our technology and abilities back to the quote from John? I also wonder if we were catapulted two thousand years into the future, what would we see and to what would we attribute it?

To understand, we would need a context. What was a person of 2000 years ago, compared to a person of today? And, what are we like in comparison to the people 2000 years from now?

The person from 2000 years ago, did not live in caves, they had cities and commerce they had urban and rural areas, and in Jerusalem, there were suburban areas.  They had commerce they worked for a living they built furniture, they fished, they grew livestock, they farmed, they paid and collected taxes, they traveled, and they knew of their world.

We do all that today. 2000 years ago they had libraries. They had medicine. They had wars and famines. They had laws and judiciary. Imagine the differences between then and now.

We often use the past to see the future.  Five years from now is easy.  Most big projects are planned five years out.  Ten is a little more gets hazy, and the further out you look, the harder it gets.

So, what do you do to know the future?  Start now.  Look at what we have now.  And ask why.

Science fiction of fifty years ago gave us great inventions we use today.  Don’t think so?  Call me on my cell phone, and we will talk.

APA: John 14:12-14, New International Version (NIV) Very truly … (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.bible.com/bible/111/jhn.14.12-14.niv

Author: Mike Balof

A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future. Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society. View all posts by Mike Balof