My west coast brother reminded me today that we are almost through the first quarter of the 21st century. That made me laugh when I remembered that in my youth the year 2000 seemed like an unbelievably far away number. "2001 a Space Odyssey" was a popular science fiction movie that came out in 1968, the year I got married the first time. "1984" depicted a nightmarish future when it was published in 1949. My mother-in-law was born in 1898 and died at the age of 96. She lived through so much history including the Wright brothers, two world wars, and much more. My father, born in 1916 remembered travelling by train, surrey and Model T, all in a weekend, when he was a toddler.
Fast forward to my grandchildren born in 2001, 2002 and 2004, all in the 21st Century. With good health, which they all have right now, they could live into the 22nd century. My spouse's youngest grandchild, born in 2017, will almost certainly make it beyond 2100. I wonder when she will start looking ahead to the 22nd century. Will she think it is impossibly far away?
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