The End of The World Won’t Be This Week? Really? – Won

The end of the world. It is one concept that we all once imagined. What would it be like? Would it really happen? Many thoughts come across as I think about this apocalyptic moment.

In this chapter, Squarzoni learns about all the significant issues that are happening in this world concerning the climate change. He seems to be more drawn to writing a book about it. However, he’s not too sure. Even after hearing the details, watching serious videos mentioning the number 350, and discussing the photos that contained the image of an empty cup, I’m not too sure either, honestly. My part in changing the climate to more positive circumstance seems very small. I have nowhere to stand here, i feel like.

There was one image I picture when i hear the phrase, “The end of the world.” That is an apple tree. Martin Luther said, “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” That DID NOT make sense to me. I was talking to Martin Luther inside saying, “Man, are you stupid? Tomorrow’s gonna be your last day! why don’t you do something fun? or meaningful? your apple tree’s gonna fade away and be destructed.” But, as I think about this quote, it has a deeper meaning than what it seems to appear superficially.

What does “future” mean anyways? When we think about the word future, we tend to only think about the distant future (maybe 10 years, or even 50 years after.) But, our future can be a few minutes, or even a few seconds later. But, the crucial fact is that we neglect that. We say, “but the end of the world won’t be this week, right? You’re sure that it’s gonna happen like 30 years later, right?” So, we get comfortable. We stop thinking about it because the story is for our “future.”

Now, we have to plant an apple tree. Even if we know that tomorrow -meaning 30 or 40 years later- the world would go to pieces, we have to still our apple trees. We’ve got to plant it now so that the trees will grow and have their fruits. We have to start caring just as Martin Luther did. It’s a calling to us. A calling to our generation.