mymhcexperience

I think the main theme of this age of the world will be development. Countries all over the world are growing economically, technologically, socially. There are more stable democracies in the world than there ever have been, and they exist in all their messy and democratic political glory. The major blips for this are the possible governmental transition of China and the autocracies of the Middle East. The development and proliferation of technology all over the world has improved the lives of billions, providing everything from clean water to free wi-fi, and ongoing innovation promises even more improvement (and responsibility). Economic development is occurring at breakneck speeds. Hundreds of millions have been uplifted from extreme poverty in a fraction of the time it took earlier industrializing countries to uplift people. Countries all over the world, from the BRICS to the Next-11 and others, have achieved astonishing growth rate and impressive strides. When this current recession ends, I (want to) believe that the developing world will be the force that drives the bulk of future growth. I want Haiti to be a country that donates aid when an earthquake hits a country; I want China to work closely with likewise ascendant Asian nations over critical issues; I want Bangladesh to host the FIFA World Cup and Nigeria to host the Olympic Games before the end of the century; I envision a single Korea; I wish for an Afghani woman to develop some revolutionary technology in her own country. And wouldn’t it be nice to have the United States at the forefront of this new age leading by example? Our political paralysis will eventually end; it will have to. And when it does, I want America to realize the changes going on without its involvement and get involved. It’s the only way we can secure our own future while everyone else secures their own.