What do we want our future to look like?

  With what seems like very little thought and very few opinions heard, laws are made, culture is changed, values alter, invention brought about and our future takes a big hit, some for better and some for worse. 

   Now days, so many things are changing the way we live our lives. For example the smart phone, the internet, money readily available and then there is also the government programs, taxes and business laws that reform what we once knew as our everyday life. Our old life is behind us and we are constantly moving forward and changing, but I believe that we can have some say and take action in what alterations are taking place. 

During the 18th century constant changes were happening all around. Civilly, there were voices everywhere finally able to be heard by the general public of what a free man and society meant. Capitalism was brought up by Adam Smith, moral and human change was at the verge of uprising. There was a huge flood of information coming from all directions, like it never had before. Even art, the beginning of industries, textile development etc. 

Even in those vastly changing times, in the America's, they came together and decided that it was in their hands to make things happen, to put laws in place, to make this country what it is today. They didn't leave it in the hands of the French, they foresaw what the future might hold and voiced their opinions and took action. 

Today there is not enough of us, that will voice our opinions more then to our neighbor or to our closest friend. There are many subjects and government issues that are merely left in the dust without the consideration of what as a whole society thinks about it. And no, I am not just talking about our government representatives, I am talking about, the whole U.S. population. I believe this happens too often because no one thinks their opinion will be heard or it will make any difference. 

The key is participation, and with the ability we have to use the internet our voices can be heard and movements can take place. Our founding fathers, Rousseau's letters on moral and ethical subjects or Adam Smith and his influence and views on economics, each did not do it alone, they used all the participation they could get. They voiced their opinions publicly and people heard them and joined the ranks. They had the support and knowledge of many to create their future, which we live in today. 

I cannot change everything I voice, but I can change and make an impact on my future and further help more people be aware of how powerful their voice's really can be. 

So I say to you, what difference are you making for your future? We are apart of those who laid there lives down for us, we are their future, and must never forget it. 

To everyone out there....what are you doing to voice your opinions and actions?