After years of searching, wanting to change the world, and by the same token change people around me, I started to heed the messages from the wise people I have read about, some I met. Don't strive to change others, be that change. OK, I got it!
It might sound trivial to say that but there is a sweet release when that notion goes from conceptualization to an inner core realization. Yes, like many, I intrinsically knew we could have a better time on this planet and were worth much more than what a few elites make the rest of the world go through for their short-lived benefits. And after all, changing others is a tricky downward spiraling path. You can't change people unless they want to change. However, you can stand clearly anchored within your higher Light and simply radiate Love. And that is what I'm learning right now.
COVID-19 put into action what I already knew. We live too close to one another. It is not healthy. It is not healthy for animals and that is why their close-proximity derived diseases resist even the harshest antibiotics today. We need more space. That is a problem for key politicians pushing the urban agenda and mega-cities. It doesn't work well. Now that too many people have tasted quality of life, there is a move to smaller cities and even villages.
I have been covering the field of electric mobility for 13 years. Along the way, I have noticed a few trends. Cars brought people closer. Today, they just pollute to be made, pollute to run, and make a handful very wealthy. That system is absurd and no longer serves our purpose.
Cars got bigger, heavier, plush, detached from driving. So be it, there is much better ahead.
It wasn't until I drove an electric vehicle (EV) that the light went on. These cars are efficient, fun to drive, and pollute much less. Sadly, producing them is still done in the old fashion way, a pollution-intensive process. Still, it is a step in the right direction. In case you should wonder, one-third of your gasoline tank spins the wheels. The rest is lost in friction and heat. Or if you would rather, out of $30 you put in your tank, $10 gets you where you want to go, $20 pays for petroleum companies. Not a fair exchange in my view. An EV is 80% to 90 efficient, period.
Finally steps in electric aviation. That industry further opened my eyes. Current-day gasoline and kerosene aviation amounts to roughly 12% of the global pollution. 33% comes straight from SUVs and pickup trucks. Yes, rubber-wheeled gasoline cars are highly, highly inefficient with their opposing piston internal combustion system. Airplanes are much more efficient, but after all, they do cost a lot more money and take a decade of designing compared to a $20,000 car.
Electric aviation promises to revitalize a lost promise, that of urban air mobility (UAM). With an EV at home powered by solar cells, you could also have an electric airplane or helicopter or even a gyrocopter get you quicker further. Add to this the promise of Hyperloop spearheaded by Virgin One and you will be able to travel great distances at close to 700 miles per hour, as fast as a modern-day jetliner.
All of these make me long for a quieter place, closer to nature but with the promise of modern-day amenities. And all this chaos we are experiencing right now is finally bringing that promise alive.
I might leave a better world to my descendants than the generation left me after all. I've certainly worked for it.
